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  • verbpurify
  • verbperfect, polish

synonyms for refine

  • clarify
  • cleanse
  • distill
  • filter
  • process
  • rarefy
  • strain
See also synonyms for: refined / refiner / refining
  • civilize
  • clarify
  • cultivate
  • hone
  • improve
  • better
  • elevate
  • explain
  • round
  • sleek
  • slick
  • smooth
  • temper
  • make clear

antonyms for refine

MOST RELEVANT
  • dirty
  • corrupt
  • damage
  • pollute
  • ruin
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How to use refine in a sentence

This offseason, he wants to add weight to become more durable and refine his consistency.
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In other words, it takes more energy to recover, process, transport, and refine a barrel of Tar Sands oil than one from say, Texas’ Permian Basin.
KEYSTONE XL WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A GREEN PIPELINE. WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN?JULIET GRABLEFEBRUARY 5, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCE
It’s vital to think both in terms that are broader and more refined by being visible to those who are interested in what you have to offer but might not yet know about your product or brand.
SEMANTIC SEARCH DRIVES EXPANDED OUTREACH TO POTENTIAL CUSTOMERSNIKKI VEGENSKIFEBRUARY 4, 2021SEARCH ENGINE WATCH
Those candidates spent a week in virtual intensive collaboration with industry experts, who tweaked and refined their innovations.
NIH DIRECTOR FRANCIS COLLINS IS FIGHTING THIS CORONAVIRUS WHILE PREPARING FOR THE NEXT ONEBELINDA LUSCOMBEFEBRUARY 4, 2021TIME
Without A-list superstars to lean on, Utah has refined its four-out offensive system while sticking to its tried-and-true defensive identity around Gobert.
THE FRONT-RUNNERS FOR NBA AWARDS AREN’T THE USUAL SUSPECTSBEN GOLLIVERFEBRUARY 1, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Basic tools, such as Grammarly, Cite It In, etc will help you refine your descriptions.
EIGHT SIMPLE STEPS TO WRITE EPIC PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS THAT BOOST CONVERSIONSRICKY HAYESJANUARY 29, 2021SEARCH ENGINE WATCH
Now that multiple vaccines have been approved in various countries around the world, researchers have been able to refine those models.
THE HARD LESSONS OF MODELING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMICJORDANA CEPELEWICZJANUARY 28, 2021QUANTA MAGAZINE
Based on that, you can come up with more Instagram Stories and refine your marketing efforts.
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The human then refines the initial plan using the advice from the AI, and the process repeats until the problem is solved.
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Painstaking efforts from multiple teams strove to refine cosmology’s best estimate of the universe’s expansion rate.
THE UNIVERSE IS 13.8 BILLION YEARS OLD—HERE’S HOW WE KNOWCHARLIE WOODJANUARY 13, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCE
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WORDS RELATED TO REFINE

  • advance
  • ameliorate
  • amend
  • beat
  • best
  • cap
  • correct
  • enhance
  • exceed
  • excel
  • forward
  • further
  • help
  • meliorate
  • mend
  • outshine
  • outstrip
  • promote
  • raise
  • rectify
  • refine
  • reform
  • revamp
  • surpass
  • top
  • transcend
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.