Genteel and Unrefined

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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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Unrefined is an antonym for genteel in topics: refined, sophisticated.

Nearby Word: genteelly

Unrefined adjective - Lacking in refinement or good taste.

Usage example: guilty of such unrefined behavior as eating with their mouths open

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Genteel is an antonym for unrefined.

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

Genteel & Unrefined. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/genteel/unrefined>.

Unrefined or Genteel. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/genteel/unrefined.

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