SOPHISTICATING Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

sophisticating

verb

present participle of sophisticate

as in complicating

to make complex or difficult there's no need to sophisticate something that is beautiful in its simplicity

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as in diluting

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 sophisticating Logistically accelerating techno-economic interactivity crumbles social order in auto-sophisticating machine runaway. — James Duesterberg, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026

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Liquid fuels can slosh around tanks, complicating spacecraft control.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
The annual New York City Marathon — which attracts tourists and runners from all over the world while complicating surface transportation across all five boroughs — is typically a high-water mark for subway ridership.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of complicating

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Prosecutors charge that widespread noncitizen voting disenfranchises Americans by diluting their lawful votes.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
The filing shed more light on Meta's plan to create a new class of non-voting stock, Class C, in January to help finance investments and acquisitions without diluting CEO Mark Zuckerberg's voting control.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of diluting

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Weather data shows the aircraft entered a rapidly intensifying thunderstorm cell shortly before the pilots reported icing and significant turbulence.

— Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
The Daily Caller is clearly positioning itself for a landscape not just post-midterms but post- Trump, and for a bitter and intensifying intra-party media battle.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

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The plans were developed by the Department of Government Efficiency, a cost-cutting team initially overseen by billionaire Elon Musk, in response to a presidential order meant to rid the government of DEI programs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Following its 2015 merger, the company adopted an aggressive cost-cutting mandate that leadership reported hitting, quarter after quarter, ahead of schedule.

— Amer Al Ahbabi, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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In recent years, the plastics industry has touted the promise of chemical recycling, a set of costly, often polluting technologies that break plastic into its molecular building blocks.

— Lisa Song, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 2026
Any type of foreign material can harm a hydrothermal feature, either by clogging the water supply, polluting the water or blocking its runoff channel, according to the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory.

— Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

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Having patched the underlying bootloader vulnerability in 2022, Microsoft’s May 2023 patch batch included security updates to prevent attackers from loading older vulnerable boot managers.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026
Barges that once carried 1,500 tons are loading only 800 to 900 tons, Scavinskyi said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

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Apple says the feature can also be used for more advanced tasks, including manipulating 3D models and playing virtual musical instruments.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Some see promise in manipulating the gut microbiome; others are exploring the potential of stimulating the vagus nerve, eliciting a psychedelic experience or repurposing drugs that might quiet inflammation in the brain.

— Lynne Peeples, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of manipulating

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The disease is now even infecting people in remote villages in the Amazon, Freitas says, and has emerged in other countries too.

— Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 27 Oct. 2026
Produced by Yara Goubran) When a mysterious epidemic begins infecting women in a remote fishing village, fear quickly turns the community against them.

— Essie Assibu, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

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