Antonyms of adj exquisite

4 senses of exquisite

Sense 1
exquisite, keen -- (intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure")

INDIRECT (VIA intense) -> mild -- (moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism")

Sense 2
exquisite, recherche -- (lavishly elegant and refined)

INDIRECT (VIA elegant) -> inelegant -- (lacking in refinement or grace or good taste)

Sense 3
dainty, exquisite -- (delicately beautiful; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo")

INDIRECT (VIA delicate) -> rugged -- (sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture")

Sense 4
exquisite -- (of extreme beauty; "her exquisite face")

INDIRECT (VIA beautiful) -> ugly -- (displeasing to the senses; "an ugly face"; "ugly furniture")

Similarity of adj exquisite

4 senses of exquisite

Sense 1
exquisite, keen -- (intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure")
       => intense (vs. mild) -- (possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense")

Sense 2
exquisite, recherche -- (lavishly elegant and refined)
       => elegant (vs. inelegant) -- (refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid")

Sense 3
dainty, exquisite -- (delicately beautiful; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo")
       => delicate (vs. rugged) -- (exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly")

Sense 4
exquisite -- (of extreme beauty; "her exquisite face")
       => beautiful (vs. ugly) -- (delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party")

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