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concealed, hidden, shadowy, nebulous, vague, obscure, veiled,
thin, airy, insubstantial, elusive, faint; sophistic(al): The
symbolism is so subtle as to be meaningful to the poet alone. A
subtle hint gave me to understand that I ought to go. 3 tricky,
shrewd, cunning, wily, sly, devious, crafty, smart, clever,
foxy, artful, scheming, designing, underhand(ed), deceptive,
Jesuitical, Machiavellian, ingenious, skilful, strategic,
insidious, casuistic, shifty, slick, slimy, Chiefly Brit smarmy:
You were a fool to allow that subtle serpent to insinuate
himself into your confidence.
subtlety n. 1 refinement, nicety, delicacy, exquisiteness, intricacy,
fineness, acuteness, elegance, sophistication: The subtlety of
the detail in this work is quite unique. One must admire the
subtlety of expression in her writing. 2 treachery, guile,
insidiousness, casuistry, cunning, artfulness, craftiness,
deviousness, slyness, deceptiveness: The subtlety of her
deception was revealed only after the war.
subtract v. 1 deduct, take away, take off, take (something) from: First
calculate the discount, then subtract it from the price. 2
Sometimes, subtract from. detract (from), diminish, take away
(from): Nothing could subtract from the exhilaration of that
moment.
subversion
n. overthrow, ruin, destruction, undermining, upheaval,
displacement: The dictator used extreme tactics to avoid the
subversion of his leadership.
subversive
adj. 1 subversionary, seditious, seditionary, treasonous,
treacherous, traitorous, revolutionary, insurrectionary: The
government regarded as subversive anything and anyone
disagreeing with their policies.
--n. 2 traitor, insurgent, saboteur, fifth-columnist,
collaborator, collaborationist, quisling, radical,
revolutionary, insurrectionist, insurrectionary; dissident,
defector: The security agencies were removing subversives from
sensitive jobs.
subvert v. overthrow, ruin, destroy, undermine, topple, demolish,