more subtle

Definitions

Less obvious or noticeable; more difficult to detect.

More delicate or nuanced in meaning, effect, or distinction.

Examples

The artist used more subtle shades of blue to create a sense of depth in the painting.

His argument was far more subtle than the loud, aggressive rhetoric used by his opponent.

Synonyms

more nuanced more understated more delicate more refined more faint

Antonyms

more obvious more blatant more explicit more pronounced more overt