as in sophisticated
having a wide and refined knowledge of the world especially from personal experience
a college student who now seems conspicuously cosmopolitan after spending his junior year abroad
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as in sophisticate
a person with the outlook, experience, and manners thought to be typical of big city dwellers
as someone who had lived in Paris for a year as an exchange student, she seemed very much the cosmopolitan to her old classmates
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Recent Examples of cosmopolitan
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
As The History Blog described, the Tang Society was cosmopolitan and diverse because of the existence of the Silk Road.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Whisler's On Wednesdays from 4 to 7 p.m., martinis (including espresso, regular, dirty and cosmopolitans) are 75 cents.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
This face sheet in motion starts to make the movie feel like it’s intended for that audience only, a private time capsule accessible only to those who come to the film as Charli’s +1s, or those fans with a deep investment in her cosmopolitan social (media) life.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
As The History Blog described, the Tang Society was cosmopolitan and diverse because of the existence of the Silk Road.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
Cocktails that would otherwise cost $18 each - such as Margaritas, cosmopolitans, Manhattans, and Old-Fashioneds - are included in this package.
—Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Whisler's On Wednesdays from 4 to 7 p.m., martinis (including espresso, regular, dirty and cosmopolitans) are 75 cents.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cosmopolitan
Adjective
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Insights into Alzheimer’s Interestingly, the molecular tricks spiders use to spin their webs are similar to the sophisticated signaling processes found in human neurotransmitter and hormone receptors.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Fleming, who was one of the judges this year, said the event’s growth is indicative of the large number of sophisticated bakeries that have opened in metro Denver in the past few years and of the camaraderie that exists between their pastry chefs.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
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Despite parents’ efforts, allowances aren’t necessarily minting a new generation of financial sophisticates.—
Michael Waters,
The Atlantic,
10 Dec. 2025
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Few things jar the delicate pretensions of the cocktail sophisticate so much as a drink with a chicken on top.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
Denver Post,
28 Oct. 2025
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As for the documentary, that was spurred by Scorsese's trip to Polizzi Generosa, a town where her father's ancestors are from, in the Italian metropolitan of Palermo.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
10 Dec. 2025
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From Atlantic beaches to Western mountains to central metropolitans, there’s a destination suited to every type of traveler.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Cosmopolitan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosmopolitan. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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