- rare, rarefied, rarified - having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air"
Antonym: thick (indirect, via thin)
- rarefied, rarified - reserved for an elite group
Antonym: unreserved (indirect, via reserved)
- exalted, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded - of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"
Antonym: ignoble (indirect, via noble)
- rarefy - lessen the density or solidity of; "The bones are rarefied"
--1 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun rarefaction1
Something ----s something
- rarefy, sublimate, subtilize - make more subtle or refined
--2 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- rarefy, attenuate - weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
--3 is one way to weaken
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun rarefaction1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something