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sophisticated definition

so·phis·ti·cated (-kāt′id)

adjective

  1. not simple, artless, naive, etc.; urbane, worldly-wise, etc. or knowledgeable, perceptive, subtle, etc.
  2. designed for or appealing to sophisticated people
  3. highly complex, refined, or developed; characterized by advanced form, technique, etc. sophisticated equipment

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sophisticated Synonyms

sophisticated

modif.

  1. Cultured

    refined, adult, well-bred; see cultured, mature 1.

  2. Complex

    advanced, involved, complicated; see complex 1, modern 1.


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sophisticated Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • technologically: Each cohort of our young are more technologically sophisticated than the previous year.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • make: Cleon But how is a visit to Athens going to make a rich farmer sophisticated?

Modifies a noun

  • algorithm: The sophisticated platoon splitting algorithm also makes the Radar Recorder an extremely accurate counting device.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Machine translation, whilst not perfect, is becoming more sophisticated.

Preposition: in

  • term: However, it wasn't particularly sophisticated in architectural terms.
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sophisticated quotes

A poem is at once the most primitive and most sophisticateduse of language, but myemphasisis onthe former.

-Kunitz, StanleyJasspon

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