Synonyms for finely
ˈfaɪn lifine·ly

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1. finelyadverb

   in tiny pieces

   "the surfaces were finely granular"

   Synonyms:
   delicately, fine, exquisitely

   Antonyms:
   coarsely

2. finelyadverb

   in an elegant manner

   "finely costumed actors"

   Synonyms:
   delicately, fine, exquisitely

   Antonyms:
   coarsely

3. finely, fine, delicately, exquisitelyadverb

   in a delicate manner

   "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body"

   Synonyms:
   delicately, fine, all right, exquisitely, very well, alright

   Antonyms:
   coarsely

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1. List of paraphrases for "finely":

   minutely, exquisitely, subtly

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1. Donna Davis:

   Goshawks are notoriously...finely-tuned. Anything would scare them, they're very on edge, they're very difficult to train.

2. Albert Einstein:

   ...One of the strongest motives that lead men to art and science is escape from everyday life with its painful crudity and hopeless dreariness, from the fetters of one's own ever-shifting desires. A finely tempered nature longs to escape from the personal life into the world of objective perception and thought.

3. Marshall Perrin:

   The images are focused together as finely as the laws of physics allow, but as we were focusing on those bright stars, we couldn't help but see the rest of the universe coming into focus behind them, to see the more distant stars and galaxies coming into view.

4. Ellen Goodman:

   All in all, I am not surprised that the people who want to unravel the social contract start with young adults. Those who are urged to feel afraid, very afraid, have both the greatest sense of independence and the most finely honed skepticism about government.

5. Stefan Worrall:

   There's been a tempering of bullishness in the Nikkei, the risks are finely balanced at the moment and without catalysts or a clear direction we're seeing a real lack of conviction in the market.