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Synonyms for rarefied

Most common

high-minded sublime lofty exalted rare

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Distant from the lives and everyday concerns of ordinary people; esoteric, exclusive, select.

    Philosophical debates can be quite rarefied.

Related words

Other spellings
rarified

Example sentences

  • sublime This chocolate cake isn't just great, it's sublime.
  • lofty That's to me like a flower on lofty heights.
  • exalted In Buddhism, an exalted being is not so emotional.
  • rare For most of them, this is quite a rare experience.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
rarefiedsteady
sublimerising
loftysteady
exaltedrising
raresteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
rare1, thin1
5 letters
grand1, lofty2
7 letters
sublime2, exalted3
8 letters
elevated4
10 letters
idealistic5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lofty2 = 2 syllables).