Genteel and Inelegant

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Genteel adjective - Having or showing a taste for the fine arts and gracious living.

Usage example: she grew up in genteel old Savannah

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Inelegant is an antonym for genteel in refined topic.

Nearby Word: genteelly

Inelegant adjective - Marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste.

Usage example: inelegant furniture that looked like it belonged in a budget motel

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Genteel is an antonym for inelegant.

Nearby Words: inelegance, inelegantly

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Inelegant and Genteel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/genteel/inelegant

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