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as in cosmopolitan
having a wide and refined knowledge of the world especially from personal experience
a surprisingly sophisticated and widely traveled child
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as in intricate
having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated
a very sophisticated machine that is a marvel of modern design
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as in graceful
having or showing very polished and worldly manners
a sophisticated gentleman, he is a welcomed guest at dinner parties all over town
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as in detailed
made or done with great care or with much detail
a sophisticated plan for totally redesigning the city's complicated traffic patterns
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as in complicated
to make complex or difficult
there's no need to sophisticate something that is beautiful in its simplicity
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as in diluted
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances
vanilla extract that has been sophisticated with corn syrup
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Recent Examples of sophisticated
Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
These stylish frames are available in sophisticated finishes, such as polished gold and polished gunmetal.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Lindsay Lohan is sharing her frustrations about how growing up in the public eye pigeonholed her from playing more sophisticated roles.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 2 Aug. 2025
Over the course of this engaging book, her illustrations grow more sophisticated, more assured—leaving readers with a portrait of the hobbyist as an emerging artist.
—Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2025
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Loose, silky, and structured: That’s Martha Stewart’s top in a sophisticated nutshell.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
These stylish frames are available in sophisticated finishes, such as polished gold and polished gunmetal.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Lindsay Lohan is sharing her frustrations about how growing up in the public eye pigeonholed her from playing more sophisticated roles.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 2 Aug. 2025
Over the course of this engaging book, her illustrations grow more sophisticated, more assured—leaving readers with a portrait of the hobbyist as an emerging artist.
—Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sophisticated
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Montreal has enormous potential as an MLS market, given its size, diversity and cosmopolitan sensibility.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Small inflows have sparked intense controversy even in cosmopolitan places—as happened, for example, with the arrival of tens of thousands of asylum seekers in New York City in 2022.—
Alexander Kustov,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Aug. 2025
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The makeup team had to elevate his cheekbones, reshape his eyebrows, add prosthetic elements including a substantial belly for later sequences, and craft the intricate facial hair that defines the aristocratic Rao Bahadur.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Aug. 2025
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Along with the intricate passing sequences they have traditionally been known for, the Catalans embraced directness and verticality, becoming one of Europe’s best counter-attacking sides.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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Only the graceful styling and the classic neon sign gives any indication the motel was built in 1953.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Her community fastly feels the sharp absence of her graceful, essential labor and employs matriarch Ana (María Magdalena Sanizo) to coax her back home.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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The launchable model is a detailed recreation of the Falcon 9 and retails for $149.99.—
Space.com Staff,
Space.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Chinese have played hard to get, privately saying any summit must be preceded by detailed negotiations and planning.—
Scott Kennedy,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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How To Use Apple Cider Vinegar To Clean Apple cider vinegar, sometimes referred to as ACV, should always be diluted for cleaning purposes.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
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As the water diluted the stains, the fabric faded to a soft pink.—
Rebecca Ruth Gould,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Apr. 2025
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From supporting local zoning reforms to promoting smart federal investments, our goal is simple: expand access to homeownership.—
Collyn Wainwright,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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That’s where the real value is, and that’s what smart leadership looks like.—
Paul Getter,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Some say the video represents a rising crime problem in the city, but crime statistics paint a more complicated picture.—
Dan Horn,
The Enquirer,
14 Aug. 2025
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In interviews with more than 30 lawmakers, political figures, supporters, friends, and critics, Mamdani emerges as both more interesting and more complicated than the caricatures suggest.—
Mark Chiusano,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
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Even the more civilized country to the north of us has the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.—
Walter E Block,
Oc Register,
21 July 2025
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But what civilized nation, confronted with hungry children, would not move to relieve that suffering?—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Sophisticated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sophisticated. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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