rarefied
8 synonyms and 1 antonym for rarefied, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Belonging to a small, select group and cut off from the concerns of ordinary people.
Synonyms
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. adj
Belonging to a small, select group and cut off from the concerns of ordinary people.
“One day, she had to present the children, dressing them formally and introducing them by their full titles, ahead of high tea with extended family. It had been a crash course into the rarefied world in which some Norland charges live.”
2. adj
Thinner or less dense than normal.
“The air at high altitudes at the top of mountains is rarefied.”
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