refined

Other forms of refined

comparative

refinedder·

superlative

refineddest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about refined

What does refined mean?

refined means "(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in refined?

refined has 2 syllables: refi-ned. The stress falls on "ned". In IPA it is /ɹəˈfaɪnd/.

What is another word for refined?

Close synonyms include processed, polished, urbane, elegant, graceful. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of refined?

The recorded antonyms are unrefined, unrefined.

Is refined a common word?

refined is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with refined?

7 words rhyme with refined. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.