Blunt and Subtle

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Blunt

Blunt adjective - Being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner.
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Subtle is an antonym for blunt in topics: frank, not sharp, straightforward.
Nearby Words: bluntly, blunted, blunting

Subtle

Subtle adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.
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Blunt is an antonym for subtle.
Nearby Words: subtlety, subtly, subtleness
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  • Literature / Darth Plagueis A subtle indication to Palpatine's refusal to fully train Maul as an apprentice Sith Lord, and his use of him as a blunt tool.
    Source: Literature / Darth Plagueis
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