exquisite
Extremely beautiful and finely made.
exquisite in a sentence
- The exquisite necklace sparkled with tiny jewels, each one placed with perfect care.
- Each snowflake under the microscope showed an exquisite pattern, more delicate than lace.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to exquisite?
- Alovely
- Bplain
- Crough
- Dugly
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A: lovely. The other three mean the opposite of exquisite.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to exquisite?
- Alovely
- Bbeautiful
- Cdelicate
- Dugly
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D: ugly. The other three mean nearly the same as exquisite.
Words that mean something similar
lovely, beautiful, delicate
Words that mean the opposite
ugly, plain, rough
More words about appearance & looks
- feeble: Weak and without strength.
- flamboyant: Bold, colourful and eye-catching, in a way that makes people notice you.
- flawless: Perfect, with no mistakes or faults.
- flimsy: Thin, weak and easily broken.
- fragile: Easily broken or damaged.
- frail: Weak and delicate, often because of age or illness.
- gaunt: Very thin and bony, often from being ill or hungry.
- ghastly: Horrible, shocking or very unpleasant.
More words to explore
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