sophisticated
Americanadjective
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(of a person, ideas, tastes, manners, etc.) altered by education, experience, etc., so as to be worldly-wise; not naive.
a sophisticated young socialite;
the sophisticated eye of an experienced journalist.
- Synonyms:
- cultivated, experienced, cosmopolitan, worldly
- Antonyms:
- naive
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pleasing or satisfactory to the tastes of sophisticates, or people who are educated, cultured, and worldly-wise.
sophisticated music.
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deceptive; misleading.
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complex or intricate, as a system, process, piece of machinery, or the like.
a sophisticated electronic control system.
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of, for, or reflecting educated taste, knowledgeable use, etc..
Many Americans are drinking more sophisticated wines now.
adjective
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having refined or cultured tastes and habits
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appealing to sophisticates
a sophisticated restaurant
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unduly refined or cultured
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pretentiously or superficially wise
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(of machines, methods, etc) complex and refined
Other Word Forms
- hypersophisticated adjective
- hypersophisticatedly adverb
- oversophisticated adjective
- sophisticatedly adverb
- supersophisticated adjective
- ultrasophisticated adjective
- ultrasophisticatedly adverb
Etymology
Origin of sophisticated
First recorded in 1595–1605; sophisticate + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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His policy views represent appropriate recalibration for current economic conditions and demonstrate sophisticated understanding of monetary policy.
From Los Angeles Times
Researchers have developed increasingly sophisticated methods to quantify regulation External link from legal and regulatory texts through advances in computing, text analysis, and machine learning.
From Barron's
Those sites are powered by Nvidia chips or graphics processing units External link, which are essentially optimized, enhanced, and customized with layers of CoreWeave’s sophisticated software.
From Barron's
In time, the exchange hopes, investors in its all-or-nothing options will graduate to trades involving more sophisticated contracts.
This was the era of the sentimental “parlor song,” of which the British song “The Lost Chord” is the sophisticated epitome.
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