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Synonyms & Antonyms of subtle
- used subtle methods of persuasion
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- crooked,
- deceitful,
- deceptive,
- dishonest,
- fraudulent,
- insinuating,
- knavish,
- Machiavellian,
- oblique,
- serpentine,
- shady,
- shifty,
- slippery,
- sneaky,
- treacherous,
- underhand,
- underhanded,
- unscrupulous
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- the subtle strokes of the painter's brush
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- a subtle suggestion of the Near East in the soup's flavoring
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The first known use of subtle was in the 14th century
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