COSMOPOLITANISM Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

cosmopolitanism

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Definition of cosmopolitanism

as in urbanity

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Recent Examples of cosmopolitanism Colorful glass lamps from Turkey These were purchased at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul—a city Field has visited numerous times and enjoys for its cosmopolitanism—while scouting for Sex and the City II. — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026 America’s relative openness to immigrants looked like decadence; cosmopolitanism and internationalism were objects of contempt. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Public shows of cosmopolitanism can only go so far, as Livraria Lello itself demonstrates. — Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026 For Iranians – particularly those in the diaspora – Googoosh symbolizes an era of cosmopolitanism in late-Pahlavi Iran, the period from the mid-1950s until 1979 when Iran’s popular music, cinema, television and fashion embraced modernity and questioned social norms. — Richard Nedjat-Haiem, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026 Buddhist culture and ideas, which spread across Asia through the trade routes and communication networks of an early urban cosmopolitanism, have long had a deep affinity with technoculture. — Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025 Studying Latin taught me that contemporary anxieties about manliness and cosmopolitanism date back thousands of years. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025 The main obstacle will likely be the politics of immigration, where the tension between cosmopolitanism and national solidarity surfaces most clearly. — Jeff D. Colgan, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2017

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Noun

His music is, in the best sense, grown-up, proof that a gifted songwriter can tackle the headiest, heaviest topics, compressing a novel’s worth of ideas, intelligence, irony, urbanity, humor and ambivalence into four minutes.

— New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Catherine’s house doesn’t evoke Hyde Park brownstones, or even urbanity, so much as some generic Midwest vista, which is not right for this play.

— Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026

Definition of urbanity

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Materials such as silk and cashmere are being blended with traditional cotton constructions to create denim that balances authenticity with a heightened sense of sophistication.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
It's designed to increase the sophistication of previous exercises with simultaneous air and naval drills geared toward improving joint ballistic missile defense, anti-submarine warfare, surveillance and other skills and capabilities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of sophistication

Noun

These critiques were amplified by Black content creators and the general social media audience, who took issue with the genre’s Eurocentric portrayal of knowledge and intellectualism.

— Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026
Fans of trivia like to say that caring so deeply about these facts at a time of disinformation and anti-intellectualism is an act of defiance—that picking up trivia is a way to keep knowledge from being disappeared.

— Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026

Definition of intellectualism

Noun

There will always be a big difference between training and education.

— Raghu Krishnaiah, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Party leaders laid out proposals for relieving poverty, improving social security, and reforming the education system and admitted members from backgrounds unusual for the CHP, including a Kurdish activist and a union leader.

— Nick TaborAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of education

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Longworth’s deep research, erudition, and spectacularly precise elocution have made the now-indie podcast essential storytelling for cinephiles.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 July 2026
The acclaimed author of The Invention of Nature, Andrea Wulf brings erudition and flair to Forster’s peripatetic career as teenaged crewman on Captain Cook’s global voyage.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026

Definition of erudition

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Lo is putting that mission into practice through the 2026 MHG Companion Scholarship Program, which provided scholarships to 100 students, paired with mentorship and long-term support.

— True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
For the largest programs, athletes can now receive a package that combines scholarships, NIL opportunities and direct revenue-sharing payments.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of scholarship

Noun

Mice treated with the grafts also did better on tasks testing their memory and spatial learning.

— Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
Parents often face a steep, expensive learning curve when navigating youth sports with older children, overscheduling them and committing developmental mistakes.

— Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of learning

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