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sophisticated

so·phis·ti·cat·ed

sophisticated

 
 
pronunciation:
s fI st keI tihd
features:
Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: adjective
definition: having or showing a lot of knowledge or experience; not ignorant or simple.
This author writes for a sophisticated audience.
synonyms:
worldly
antonyms:
coarse, crude, primitive
similar words:
experienced, knowledgeable, mature, seasoned, shrewd, slick
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)sophisticated extraordinarily, extremely, fairly, highly, increasingly, incredibly, intellectually, less, more, most, much, politically, reasonably, relatively, socially, sufficiently, technically, very
(adj.)sophisticated + adverb enough
(adj.)sophisticated + noun aircraft, analysis, approach, array, capability, comedy, communication, computer, database, device, electronics, engine, engineering, equipment, gear, grasp, hardware, humor, instrument, investor, machine, machinery, marketing, method, missile, modeling, monitoring, operation, palate, processing, radar, robot, satellite, scheme, sensor, software, system, tactic, technique, technology, testing, tool, traveler, understanding, version, weapon  [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivation: sophisticatedly (adv.)
Word Parts  About this feature
The word sophisticated contains the following part:
soph, -sophy Greek root that means wise, wisdom