Subtlety
Subtlety noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
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Synonyms for Subtlety
Wit and subtlety are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wit" instead a noun "Subtlety".
Nearby Words: subtle, subtleness
Wit
Wit noun - Exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters.
Usage example: lacked the wit to see that the war was unwinnable
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Related pairs
- understanding and subtlety
- understanding and wit
- perception and subtlety
- perception and wit
- discernment and subtlety
- discernment and wit
- penetration and subtlety
- penetration and wit
- acuteness and subtlety
- acuteness and wit
- keenness and subtlety
- keenness and wit
- discrimination and subtlety
- discrimination and wit
How words are described
| typical | typical subtlety | typical wit |
| usual | usual subtlety | usual wit |
| considerable | considerable subtlety | considerable wit |
| clever | clever subtlety | clever wit |
| Other adjectives: necessary, incredible. | ||
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