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so·phis·ti·cat·ed
 sophisticated
- pronunciation:
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
having knowledge or experience of the world or of culture, esp. in connection with the manners and ways of adult society; not naive or simple; worldly-wise.
She seemed very sophisticated to me, always knowing the right things and always knowing how to act.A year abroad and two years at the university had made him much more sophisticated than when I had known him as a schoolboy.The sophisticated audience understood the various allusions in the play.- synonyms:
- cosmopolitan, cultured, worldly, worldly-wise
- antonyms:
- coarse, crude, naive, primitive, provincial, unsophisticated
- similar words:
- blasé, experienced, knowing, knowledgeable, mature, polished, refined, seasoned, shrewd, slick, suave, traveled, urbane
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| definition 2: |
very complicated or complex.
sophisticated machinery- synonyms:
- complex, complicated, intricate, subtle
- antonyms:
- crude, naive, primitive, rustic, simple, unsophisticated
- similar words:
- advanced, elaborate, fancy, modern
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| definition 3: |
appealing to knowledgeable, experienced, or refined persons.
a sophisticated menu- synonyms:
- elegant
- antonyms:
- simple
- similar words:
- affected, fancy, fine, high-toned, highbrow, polished, refined
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| related words: |
aristocratic, chic, complex, debonair, gracious, learned, polite, tasteful |
| derivation: |
sophisticatedly (adv.) |
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