sophisticated

adj.

1. Having acquired worldly knowledge or refinement; lacking natural simplicity or naiveté.
2. Very complex or complicated: the latest and most sophisticated technology.
3. Suitable for or appealing to the tastes of sophisticates: a sophisticated drama.

sophisticatedly so·phis'ti·cat'ed·ly adv.

adjective

1. Experienced in the ways of the world; lacking natural simplicity: cosmopolitan, worldly, worldly-wise. See knowledge/ignorance.
2. Mixed with other substances: adulterated, alloyed, doctored, impure, loaded. See clean/dirty.
3. Appealing to or engaging the intellect: cerebral, intellectual, thoughtful. Informal highbrow. See thoughts.

adj

Definition: complex
Antonyms: naïve, unsophisticated

adj

Definition: complex, advanced
Antonyms: easy, naïve, simple, slow, unsophisticated

adj

Definition: cosmopolitan, cultured
Antonyms: backward, crude, naive, uncultivated, uncultured, unrefined, unsophisticated

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Common misspelling(s) of sophisticated

• suphisticated
• sophicated

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - raffineret, sofistikeret

Nederlands (Dutch)
werelds, verfijnd, geavanceerd, gecompliceerd

Français (French)
adj. - raffiné, sophistiqué, chic, mondain, averti, subtil, recherché

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kultiviert, anspruchsvoll, hochentwickelt, ausgeklügelt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σοφιστικέ, εξεζητημένος, επιτηδευμένος, επίπλαστος, εκλεπτυσμένος, (τεχνολογικά κ.λπ.) εξελιγμένος, πολύπλοκος, καλομελετημένος

Italiano (Italian)
sofisticato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sofisticado (m), mundano (m)

Русский (Russian)
утонченный, лишенный простоты, сложный, фальсифицированный, с примесью

Español (Spanish)
adj. - mundano, elegante, refinado, sofisticado, complejo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sofistikerad, raffinerad, förvrängd, spetsfundig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
诡辩的, 久经世故的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 詭辯的, 久經世故的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 도시적인, 정교한, 복잡 미묘한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 洗練された, しゃれた, 凝った, 複雑な, 世慣れた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متطور, متكلف, معقد, محرف, مغشوش, ممذوق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתוחכם, מסובך, מורכב, חריף, מפולפל, בקי בארחות-חיים‬

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