Adjective subtle has 4 senses
- elusive, subtle - be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind; "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that elusive thing the soul"
Antonyms: palpable, tangible (indirect, via impalpable)
- subtle - faint and difficult to analyze; "subtle aromas"
Antonym: rugged (indirect, via delicate)
- subtle - able to make fine distinctions; "a subtle mind"
Antonyms: unperceptive, unperceiving (indirect, via perceptive)
- insidious, pernicious, subtle - working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison"
Antonym: harmless (indirect, via harmful)
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