Synonyms of fine in English

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adjective

1‘fine wines’

SYNONYMS

excellent, first-class, first-rate, great, exceptional, outstanding, admirable, quality, superior, splendid, magnificent, beautiful, exquisite, choice, select, prime, supreme, superb, wonderful, sublime, superlative, very good, of high quality, of a high standard, second to none, top, rare

informal A1, top-notch, splendiferous, stellar

North American informal dandy

British informal, dated top-hole

ANTONYMS

poor

2‘he proposed marriage to a fine lady’

SYNONYMS

worthy, admirable, praiseworthy, laudable, estimable, upright, upstanding, respectable, seemly, ladylike, gentlemanly

attractive, good-looking, handsome, lovely, pretty, striking, stunning, delightful, well favoured

Scottish, Northern English bonny

archaic comely, fair

3‘the advertising initiative is fine, but it's not enough on its own’

SYNONYMS

all right, acceptable, suitable, good, good enough, agreeable, fair, passable, satisfactory, adequate, reasonable, up to scratch, up to the mark, up to standard, up to par, average, tolerable

informal OK, tickety-boo

ANTONYMS

unsatisfactory

4‘I feel fine’

SYNONYMS

in good health, well, healthy, all right, fit, fighting fit, as fit as a fiddle, as fit as a flea, robust, strong, vigorous, blooming, thriving, in good shape, in good condition, in fine fettle

informal OK, in the pink, up to snuff

ANTONYMS

ill

5‘it was a fine day’

SYNONYMS

fair, dry, bright, clear, sunny, sunshiny, cloudless, unclouded, without a cloud in the sky, warm, balmy, summery, clement, agreeable, pleasant, nice, benign

ANTONYMS

inclement

6‘a fine old eighteenth-century house’

SYNONYMS

impressive, imposing, dignified, striking, splendid, grand, majestic, magnificent, august, lofty, stately

7‘she went out to show off her fine clothes’

SYNONYMS

elegant, stylish, graceful, expensive, smart, chic, fashionable, modish, high fashion

fancy, luxurious, sumptuous, lavish, opulent, grand, plush, exquisite

informal flashy, flash, snazzy, snappy, swanky, ritzy, sharp

8‘he has a fine mind’

SYNONYMS

keen, quick, alert, acute, sharp, bright, brilliant, astute, clever, intelligent, perspicacious, finely honed, penetrating

ANTONYMS

slow

9‘a fine china tea service’

SYNONYMS

delicate, fragile, frail, breakable, dainty, insubstantial

formal frangible

ANTONYMS

coarse

10‘her fine golden hair’

SYNONYMS

thin, light, delicate, wispy, floaty, flyaway, feathery

ANTONYMS

thick

11‘she sharpened her pencil to a fine point’

SYNONYMS

sharp, keen, acute, sharpened, honed, razor-sharp, razor-like, whetted

narrow, slender, slim, thin

ANTONYMS

blunt, thick

12‘the fine material of her nightdress’

SYNONYMS

sheer, light, lightweight, thin, flimsy, ultra-fine, insubstantial

diaphanous, filmy, chiffony, gossamer, gossamery, wispy, silky, gauze-like, gauzy, cobwebby, shimmering, transparent, translucent, see-through, airy, ethereal

ANTONYMS

coarse, thick

13‘a fine gold chain’

SYNONYMS

pure, sterling, solid, refined, unadulterated, unalloyed, unmixed, unblended, unpolluted, uncontaminated, one hundred per cent, flawless, perfect

ANTONYMS

plated, alloyed

14‘a beach of fine sand’

SYNONYMS

fine-grained, powdery, dusty, chalky, floury, powdered, ground, granulated, crushed, pulverized

technical comminuted, triturated

archaic pulverulent, levigated

ANTONYMS

coarse

15‘for fine detailed work you could use a smaller brush’

SYNONYMS

intricate, delicate, detailed, minute, elaborate, ornate, dainty, meticulous, painstaking

16‘there is a fine distinction between the two’

SYNONYMS

subtle, fine-drawn, ultra-fine, precise, minute, nice, narrow, tenuous

hair-splitting, elusive, abstruse, overnice

17‘you have no respect for people's finer feelings’

SYNONYMS

elevated, lofty, exalted, high, grand, sublime

refined, cultivated, cultured, civilized, distinguished, sophisticated

ANTONYMS

base

18‘there's no better gift you could choose to show your fine taste’

SYNONYMS

discerning, discriminating, tasteful, refined, sensitive, cultivated, cultured, fastidious, particular, critical, intelligent, stylish

rare discriminative

ANTONYMS

vulgar

adverb

1‘you're doing fine’

SYNONYMS

well, all right, not badly, satisfactorily, in a satisfactory manner, in a satisfactory way, adequately, nicely, tolerably, suitably, aptly, appropriately

OK, good

ANTONYMS

badly