refined

adjective

re·​fined ri-ˈfīnd 

1

: free from impurities

2

: fastidious, cultivated

3

: precise, exact

a refined test for radioactivity

Synonyms

• advanced
• developed
• evolved
• forward
• high
• higher
• improved
• late
• progressive

Examples of refined in a Sentence

She has become more refined in her painting technique.

He has very refined manners.

refined and elegant works of art

Recent Examples on the Web

This perspective is driving critical and much-needed advancements towards more transparent fee structures and refined metrics. —Billee Howard, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025

In theory, the decline in the price of oil should eventually push down the price of gasoline, since oil makes up the key input in the refined product that ends up in vehicles, Binder said. —Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 May 2025

The companies’ announcements come in the same week OpenAI announced consumers would have access to refined shopping features meant to simplify product discovery and purchasing journeys for e-commerce. —Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 2 May 2025

All those hours have given him not only refined copy editing skills but also a serious familiarity with the pages. —Daniel Larlham, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for refined

• countersigned
• disinclined
• humankind
• interlined
• intertwined
• mastermind
• misaligned
• nonaligned
• predefined
• realigned
• reassigned
• recombined

Kids Definition

refined

adjective

re·​fined

ri-ˈfīnd

1

: socially well-trained : well-bred, cultivated

very refined manners

2

: freed from impurities : pure

refined sugar

3

: carried to a fine point : subtle

refined measurements