as in cosmopolitans
a person with the outlook, experience, and manners thought to be typical of big city dwellers
sophisticates laughing at people they thought of as hicks
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as in complexes
to make complex or difficult
there's no need to sophisticate something that is beautiful in its simplicity
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as in dilutes
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 Synonyms for sophisticates
Noun
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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
Verb
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This simplifies the review of Connelly, where a much broader range of temperature proxies dilutes some conclusions.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But by embroidering the drama of an American navigating Paris Fashion Week with stories of other women caught in the whirl, Winocour dilutes them all.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Chaos complicates the picture in other ways, too.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Gus takes an immediate interest in the seemingly vulnerable Mary, leading to a night that further complicates her life.—
Mark Meszoros,
Boston Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And don't forget the mini space rover that loads into the cargo pod.—
John Mihaly,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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Garfield loads Hank with chummy physicality.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Fed cuts for the remainder of 2025.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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But Franc Fernandez, the designer of the dress that is today on display at the Park MGM in Las Vegas, had worked three long days to create it, draping butcher cuts on a mannequin torso.—
Steve Knopper,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This comparison gets intense in organizational settings because workplaces have a clear hierarchy, which intensifies comparisons.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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As climate change intensifies natural disasters, states across the US have been mandating that home sellers disclose risks such as flooding.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Listeria infects about 1,600 people in the United States each year, according to the CDC, and kills about 260.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Screwworm is actually a fly that gets its name from how its larva infects a host.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Rack railways climb toward Mürren and Wengen, where the air thins and the views sharpen—Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau etched against cobalt sky.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Sophisticates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sophisticates. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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