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Synonyms for re fine
verb purify

clarify
process

rarefy
distill

filter
strain

cleanse

Antonyms for re fine

dirty
corrupt

pollute
damage

ruin

Synonyms
verb perfect, polish

hone
clarify
cultivate
civilize

improve
explain
smooth
slick

sleek
better
elevate
temper

round
make clear

Antonyms

corrupt
dirty
pollute

damage
ruin
aggravate

agitate
upset

Synonyms
verb improve performance; outdo

advance
exceed
raise
beat
excel
surpass
enhance

correct
transcend
cap
help
reform
amend
top

rectify
revamp
forward
outshine
refine
outstrip
further

mend
ameliorate
promote
meliorate
best

Antonyms

retreat
decrease
block
harm
hinder
injure
obstruct
worsen
impair

corrupt
damage
ruin
cease
impede
deteriorate
stop
fail
fall behind

lower
reduce
lose
check
hurt
halt
get worse
be inferior

Synonyms
verb make cultured; develop

ennoble
acquaint
sophisticate
tame
humanize
refine
idealize

enlighten
advance
educate
edify
elevate
acculturate
enrich

indoctrinate
better
inform
instruct
foster
polish
cultivate

promote
uplift
reclaim
improve
spiritualize
ethicize
help forward

Antonyms

mislead
decrease
condemn

demote
worsen
ignore

learn
neglect
hurt

Synonyms
verb purify

rarefy
distill

filter
refine

clean
cleanse

depurate

Antonyms

dirty
pollute

soil
muddle

confuse
muddy

Synonyms
verb make undirty, uncluttered

bathe
scrub
clear up
soak
dredge
spruce up
mop
flush
pick up
scrape
sweep
wash
disinfect
brush
vacuum

dust
cleanse
wipe
rinse
pick
winnow
bath
sponge
erase
refine
polish
scald
blot
swab
lave

sterilize
sanitize
rasp
neaten
soap
expurgate
rake
cauterize
launder
clarify
scour
whisk
deodorize
expunge
purify

purge
clear the decks
do up
deterge
edulcorate
hackle
shampoo
absterge
depurate
elutriate
rout out
shake out
straighten up
tidy up

Antonyms

dirty
worsen
corrupt
pollute

ruin
adulterate
defile
foul

soil
stain
spend

Synonyms
verb make undirty; wash

purge
restore
disinfect
sanitize
scrub

expurgate
clear
purify
absolve
launder

clarify
sterilize
refine
clean
lustrate

rinse
scour
depurgate

Antonyms

dirty
condemn
sentence

adulterate
corrupt
pollute

soil
spot

Synonyms
verb clean, clear away

clarify
erase
open
eliminate
free
loosen
unloose
tidy
sweep
extricate

unblock
refine
vacate
ameliorate
rid
cleanse
brighten
untie
lighten
empty

disentangle
void
unpack
wipe
unload
purify
unburden
meliorate
disengage
disencumber

lose
break up
rule out
shake off
throw off
unclog
burn off

Antonyms

dirty
entangle
corrupt
pollute
darken
clutter

condemn
sentence
fill
dull
depress
upset

keep
load
pile up
find guilty
hit
run into

Synonyms
verb carry out action

do
execute
finish
end
halt
finalize
conclude
perform
develop
wrap up
settle
accomplish
determine

close
realize
achieve
perfect
crown
equip
effectuate
actualize
elaborate
cap
terminate
effect
supplement

consummate
refine
fulfill
discharge
furnish
fill
make up
round off
ultimate
wind up
bring to fruition
bring to maturity
call it a day

carry off
do thoroughly
get through
go the limit
go through with
go whole hog
make good
put to bed
round out
sew up

Antonyms

create
ignore
commence
unsettle
ruin
fail
lose

miss
neglect
bear
abandon
leave
begin
introduce

start
continue
open
stop
forget
give up
not finish

Synonyms
verb enrich situation; give special attention

bolster
nourish
develop
enrich
encourage
refine
cherish
promote
improve

discipline
advance
court
better
elevate
foster
train
nurse
ameliorate

further
polish
nurture
civilize
bring on
brownnose
butter up
get in with
get next to

get on good side of
play up to
run after
seek friendship
shine up to
suck up to
take pains with

Antonyms

decrease
damage
ignore
worsen

condemn
destroy
abandon
hurt

halt
stop
neglect

Synonyms
verb nurture, take care of

educate
raise
pursue
encourage
refine
cherish

promote
improve
foster
help
support
patronize

better
forward
instruct
train
aid
further

ameliorate
teach
nurse
rear
devote oneself to

Antonyms

decrease
ignore
damage
block
hinder
injure
obstruct

worsen
cease
impede
destroy
depress
diminish
stop

abandon
hurt
neglect
check
oppose
halt
learn

Synonyms
verb expand, work out

perfect
evolve
advance
strengthen
broaden
exploit
spread
refine
build up

deepen
cultivate
promote
intensify
realize
improve
extend
materialize
finish

widen
magnify
augment
dilate
stretch
enrich
elaborate
enlarge
lengthen

beautify
unfold
actualize
polish
heighten
amplify

Antonyms

destroy
ruin
decrease
weaken
damage
ignore
abridge
condense
curtail
cut
lessen

shorten
compress
repress
circumscribe
confine
narrow
cease
discontinue
halt
stop
hurt

neglect
contract
lower
shrink
keep
maintain
diminish
reduce
spoil
end

Synonyms
verb make pure; draw out something

infuse
extract
refine
condense
trim
drop
rectify
cook

cut
vaporize
rarefy
ferment
precipitate
express
evaporate
clarify

concentrate
press
dribble
sublimate
volatilize
purify
drip
brew

trickle
steam
cut down
boil down
cut to the bone
get to the meat
press out
squeeze out

Antonyms

pour

dirty

pollute

Synonyms
verb make detailed; expand

comment
deck
expatiate
refine
polish
complicate
develop
particularize

explain
ornament
enlarge
devise
specify
garnish
improve
evolve

embellish
clarify
produce
unfold
discuss
interpret
amplify
expound

bedeck
decorate
enhance
work out
flesh out

Antonyms

dirty
damage
ruin
deface
compress
decrease
lessen
abridge

condense
curtail
harm
worsen
block
simplify
spoil
halt

stop
confuse
diminish
lower
reduce
hurt
make simple

Synonyms
verb raise spirits

excite
uplift
boost
inspire
refine

glorify
elate
sublimate
brighten
hearten

cheer
exhilarate
animate
rouse
bring up

perk up
buoy up
lift up

Antonyms

bring down
dishearten
decrease
lessen
condemn
demote
denounce

deprecate
disdain
spurn
disgrace
distress
shame
discourage

dull
depress
upset
drop
lower
push down
trouble

Synonyms
verb improve, embellish

upgrade
develop
augment
supplement
refine
enhance
cultivate
endow
parlay

pyramid
sweeten
ornament
up
better
pad
build
spike
ameliorate

adorn
grace
aggrandize
decorate
beef up
build up
figure in
step up
flesh out

hike up
hop up
jack up
jazz up
make rich
pour it on
run up
soup up

Antonyms

decrease
worsen
disgrace

deplete
impoverish
reduce

take

Synonyms
verb make clear; give a reason for

disclose
reveal
analyze
expound
read
illustrate
describe
define
spell out
clarify
resolve
solve

demonstrate
point out
tell
interpret
justify
untangle
paraphrase
diagram
render
rationalize
elucidate
manifest

annotate
excuse
unravel
refine
unfold
explicate
teach
translate
decipher
construe
account for
bring out

clear up
get across
break down
go into detail
make plain
put across
put in plain English
set right
throw light upon

Antonyms

conceal
hide
misrepresent
distort
misunderstand
tangle

obscure
mystify
withhold
stagnate
complicate
perplex

confuse
question
wonder
cloud
be vague

Synonyms
verb rub down, grind

finish
erode
level
furbish

smooth
burnish
scrape
shape

refine
rasp
grate
polish

sharpen
raze
abrade

Antonyms

construct
ruin
disarrange

disorder
build
roughen

dull

Synonyms
verb separate to refine; seep through

permeate
drain
clean
leak
winnow
sift

refine
percolate
penetrate
trickle
dribble
clarify

screen
purify
distill
strain
ooze
escape

sieve
exude
filtrate
metastasize
osmose
soak through

Antonyms

pour
dirty

pollute
combine

collect

Synonyms
verb put a coating on; perfect

face
develop
gild
coat

elaborate
smooth
texture
lacquer

refine
wax
polish
stain

veneer

Antonyms

uncover
ruin
commence
store
create

roughen
begin
initiate
introduce
start

keep
maintain
save
bear

Synonyms
verb make ready, prepare physically

educate
comb
prim
tend
prime
coach
drill
curry
tidy

refresh
sleek
train
refine
clean
primp
ready
nurture
preen

dress
brush
spruce up
turn out
prep
lick into shape
make attractive
make presentable
pretty up

put through grind
put through mill
rub down
shape up
slick up
smarten up
spiff up

Antonyms

dirty
damage
ruin

mess up
ignore
forget

neglect

Synonyms
verb make or become better

advance
upgrade
develop
help
reform
rise
recover
revamp
increase
lift
progress
better
enhance

promote
boost
correct
revise
raise
polish
augment
rectify
amend
edit
recuperate
purify
update

civilize
rally
elevate
emend
refine
skyrocket
convalesce
mend
ameliorate
cultivate
sharpen
meliorate
gain ground

look up
perk up
pick up
take off
touch up
come around
doctor up
make strides
set right
shape up
straighten out
turn the corner

Antonyms

recede
retreat
retrogress
decrease
repress
lessen
hinder
worsen
deteriorate
demote
ruin

damage
corrupt
dirty
pollute
weaken
destroy
harm
injure
halt
stop
hurt

descend
lower
decline
drop
lose
diminish
depress
reduce
blow
dull

Synonyms
verb polish; achieve

hone
accomplish
develop
refine
cultivate
carry out

realize
improve
finish
complete
perform
crown

elaborate
idealize
smooth
slick
effect
consummate

fulfill
ameliorate
round
put finishing touch on

Antonyms

decrease
damage
ignore
destroy

ruin
fail
stop
neglect

forget
halt
not finish

Synonyms
verb improve performance, look

perfect
correct
finish
amend
furbish

smooth
slick
sleek
better
emend

refine
mature
mend
enhance
cultivate

round
brush up
touch up
make improvement

Antonyms

destroy
ruin
corrupt

worsen
deface
reduce

dull
roughen
spoil

Synonyms
verb subject to series of actions to achieve result

convert
handle
prepare
dispose of

transform
refine
alter
treat

fulfill
concoct
deal with
make ready

take care of

Antonyms

remain
ignore
preserve

hold
keep
neglect

retain
continue
forget

Synonyms
verb copyedit

cut
edit
correct
rearrange

rephrase
refine
analyze
check

revise
delete
go over
strike out

blue-pencil
remove errors

Antonyms

indulge

Synonyms
verb free; make clean

absolve
atone
wash
lustrate
fumigate
expiate
purge
decontaminate
sanitize

exculpate
aerate
oxygenate
clarify
redeem
shrive
cleanse
exonerate
chasten

sublimate
deodorize
sanctify
clear
disinfect
remit
filter
clean
refine

deterge
rarify
edulcorate
aerify
depurate
elutriate

Antonyms

blame
condemn
incriminate
sentence
dirty

soil
pollute
adulterate
corrupt
charge

hold
keep
encourage

Synonyms
verb make curved; remove angles

bend
loop
perfect
convolute
form

curve
whorl
smooth
slick
arch

sleek
crook
shape
refine
coil

polish
curl
bow
mold
recurve

Antonyms

destroy
ruin

straighten
neglect

roughen

Synonyms
verb make level

flatten
even
perfect
varnish
burnish
level

grade
clear
gloss
glaze
slick
sleek

plane
refine
iron
flush
press
polish

round
lay
sand
make uniform

Antonyms

ruin
strip
wrinkle
incite

roughen
dull
coarsen
aggravate

agitate
irritate
upset

Synonyms
verb filter

riddle
separate
screen

purify
sift
seep

refine
percolate
sieve

exude

Antonyms

corrupt
dirty
pollute
compress

laze
calm
placate
soothe

concentrate
idle
rest

Synonyms
verb make diluted or less dense

trim
prune
irrigate
decrease
refine
diminish
weaken

shave
cut
lace
doctor
edit
attenuate
needle

reduce
rarefy
water
disperse
spike
cook
extenuate

expand
delete
cut back
water down
emaciate
weed out

Antonyms

enlarge
grow
increase

beef up
thicken
develop

strengthen

Synonyms
verb acculturate

civilize
tame

teach
cultivate

refine
temper

Synonyms
verb stimulate

sharpen

animate

excite

refine

Antonyms

deaden

Synonyms
verb purify

uphold
cleanse

rarefy
clean

refine

Antonyms

dirty

soil

Synonyms
verb purify

atone
wash
fumigate
expiate
filter
decontaminate
sanitize
disinfect

exculpate
aerate
oxygenate
clarify
redeem
shrive
cleanse
exonerate

chasten
sublimate
deodorize
sanctify
clear
absolve
remit
purge

clean
refine
deterge
rarify
edulcorate
aerify
depurate
elutriate

Antonyms

dirty
pollute
blame
condemn

sentence
soil
incriminate
charge

encourage
hold
keep

Synonyms
verb thin

attenuate
trim
shave
lace
reduce
decrease
disperse

weaken
cut
doctor
irrigate
spike
needle
water

cook
diminish
expand
prune
edit
extenuate
delete

refine
cut back
water down
emaciate
weed out

Antonyms

grow
increase
enlarge

praise
develop
extend

raise
strengthen
add

Synonyms
verb clear

ameliorate
disentangle
loosen
unloose
tidy
sweep
extricate
erase
void

vacate
rid
open
unpack
brighten
untie
eliminate
meliorate
empty

lighten
free
clarify
cleanse
wipe
unload
purify
unburden
disengage

disencumber
lose
refine
break up
rule out
shake off
throw off
unclog
burn off

Antonyms

dirty
sanction
darken
burden

corrupt
pollute
keep
fill

load
dull
depress
upset