Synonyms for subtile

Most common

acute · sly · crafty · astute · rare · delicate

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Example sentences

• acute The patient is suffering from acute cardiac pain.
• sly She looked at me with a sly smile on her face.
• crafty Crafty is the Lord, but malicious He is not.
• astute Tom was an astute businessman who made a lot of money.
• rare For most of them, this is quite a rare experience.
• delicate Oil on canvas can never paint a petal so delicate.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

sly¹

4 letters

fine¹, rare¹, thin¹, airy², wily²

5 letters

light¹, sharp¹, acute²

6 letters

subtle², crafty², astute², shrewd¹, artful²

7 letters

cunning², tenuous³

8 letters

delicate³, ethereal⁴

9 letters

designing³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (airy² = 2 syllables).