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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Backed by Bill Gates’s Breakthrough Energy and venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, among others, KoBold says machine learning allows it to collect and analyze more sophisticated data about deposits than conventional exploration methods.
Back then, investors were worried about a Chinese artificial-intelligence startup that said it was able to train a sophisticated AI model with far less compute than what other developers seemed to require.
From MarketWatch
Go for the sea views and breakwater strolls, as well as a sophisticated crafts market.
"Their track record for building and operating technologically sophisticated live performance venues is unrivaled."
From BBC
Iran’s naval drones don’t seem to be as sophisticated as Ukraine’s, according to military experts, and they lack such features as Starlink-enabled navigation.
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