sophisticated

sophisticated

adjective

Definition of SOPHISTICATED

1

having a wide and refined knowledge of the world especially from personal experience <a surprisingly sophisticated and widely traveled child>

Synonyms cosmopolitan, smart, sophisticated, worldly

Related Words suave, urbane; civilized, cultivated, cultured, polished, refined; experienced, knowing, practiced, schooled, seasoned; bored, cynical, jaded, skeptical; down-to-earth, pragmatic (also pragmatical), realistic, sober

Near Antonyms callow, green, inexperienced, raw; parochial, provincial, rustic (also rustical); philistine, uncivilized, uncultured, unrefined; childlike, simple, simpleminded; idealistic, impractical; uncritical, unknowing

Antonyms guileless, ingenuous, innocent, naive (or na{iuml}ve), unsophisticated, untutored, unworldly, wide-eyed

2

having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated <a very sophisticated machine that is a marvel of modern design>

Synonyms baroque, byzantine, complicate, complicated, convoluted, daedal, elaborate, intricate, involute, involved, knotty, labyrinthian, labyrinthine, sophisticated, tangled

Related Words overcomplex, overcomplicated; composite, compound, heterogeneous, mixed, multibranched, multifaceted, multifarious, multipart, varied; challenging, difficult, tough; impenetrable, incomprehensible, inexplicable, Kafkaesque, unfathomable, unintelligible

Near Antonyms oversimplified, simplified, simplistic; homogeneous, uniform, unvaried

Antonyms noncomplex, noncomplicated, plain, simple, uncomplicated

3

having or showing very polished and worldly manners <a sophisticated gentleman, he is a welcomed guest at dinner parties all over town>

Synonyms debonair, smooth, sophisticated, svelte, urbane

Related Words cavalier, glib, slick, unctuous; civilized, couth, cultivated, cultured, genteel, graceful, gracious, poised, polished, refined, well-bred; cosmopolitan, metro, metropolitan, smart, worldly-wise; experienced, knowing, practiced (also practised), schooled, seasoned; amiable, appealing, attractive; assured, calm, collected, composed, confident, cool, placid, secure, self-assured, self-confident, self-possessed, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed

Near Antonyms awkward, clumsy, gauche, graceless, stiff, stilted, uncomfortable, uneasy, ungraceful, wooden; callow, green, inexperienced, puerile, raw; hick, parochial, provincial, rough-hewn, rustic (also rustical); inelegant, philistine, uncivilized, uncultured, unrefined; unsophisticated, unworldly; gawky, lubberly, stodgy, ungainly; diffident, insecure

Antonyms boorish, churlish, classless, clownish, loutish, uncouth

4

made or done with great care or with much detail <a sophisticated plan for totally redesigning the city's complicated traffic patterns>

Synonyms complex, complicated, detailed, fancy, intricate, involved, sophisticated

Related Words elegant, exquisite, grand, magnificent, ornate, splendid; chichi, extravagant, exuberant, fancified, flamboyant, frilly, gimmicked (up), grandiose, ostentatious, overwrought, showy, souped-up; Byzantine, convoluted, involute, involuted, labyrinthian, labyrinthine

Near Antonyms modest, plain, plain-Jane, plain-vanilla, uncomplicated; bald, bare, naked, unadorned, undecorated, unvarnished

Antonyms no-frills, simple, unfancy, unsophisticated