sophisticated
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- cultured, cosmopolitan, cultivated, refined, urbane, worldly
- complex, advanced, complicated, delicate, elaborate, intricate, refined, subtle

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Antonyms: unsophisticated, naive
Contrasted words: artless, gee-whiz, ingenuous, natural, green, inexperienced, unseasoned, virginal, unworldly
Related Words: adult, mature, experienced, practiced, schooled, seasoned, salty, uncelestial, couth, well-bred, smooth, suave, svelte, urbane, bored, jaded, world-weary, brittle, cynical, skeptical

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English Thesaurus: advanced, sophisticated, high-tech, state-of-the-art, cutting-edge, ...

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so‧phis‧ti‧cat‧ed /səˈfɪstəkeɪtəd, səˈfɪstɪkeɪtəd/ adjective
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: past participle of sophisticare 'to deceive with words, hide the true nature of something', from Latin sophisticus, from Greek, from sophistes; ⇒ sophistry]

1. having a lot of experience of life, and good judgment about socially important things such as art, fashion etc:
a sophisticated, witty American
Clarissa’s hair was swept up into a sophisticated style.

2. a sophisticated machine, system, method etc is very well designed and very advanced, and often works in a complicated way:
sophisticated software
a highly sophisticated weapons system

3. having a lot of knowledge and experience of difficult or complicated subjects and therefore able to understand them well:
British voters have become much more sophisticated.
—sophistication /səˌfɪstəˈkeɪʃən, səˌfɪstɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]:
a New York nightclub that was the height of sophistication (=very fashionable and expensive)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

sophisticated
adj.
I. having a lot of experience of the world
VERBS be, feel, look, seem | become, get
ADV. highly, very She was a highly sophisticated and elegant woman.
quite, rather | enough, sufficiently | intellectually, politically

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

sophisticated
II. advanced and complicated
VERBS be, look, seem | become, get
ADV. extremely, highly, very incredibly sophisticated computers
increasingly | fairly, pretty, quite, rather, relatively | enough, sufficiently | technically, technologically

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

advanced using very modern technology and ideas:
technologically advanced nations
Their equipment isn’t as advanced as ours.
sophisticated very advanced, and working in a better but often more complicated way than other things:
highly sophisticated weapons
As machines become more sophisticated, they become more likely to break down.
high-tech /ˌhaɪ ˈtek◂/ using very advanced technology, especially electronic equipment and computers:
high-tech industries in Silicon Valley
High-tech listening equipment was used to find survivors in the rubble.
state-of-the-art using the newest and most advanced features, ideas, and materials that are available:
The football club has invested £40 million in state-of-the-art training facilities.
The sound system is state-of-the-art.
cutting-edge cutting-edge technology or research is the most advanced that there is at this time:
The system uses cutting-edge technology to identify and eliminate viruses.
cutting-edge medical research

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