sophisticated

[ suh-fis-ti-key-tid ]
/ səˈfɪs tɪˌkeɪ tɪd /

adjective

(of a person, ideas, tastes, manners, etc.) altered by education, experience, etc., so as to be worldly-wise; not naive: a sophisticated young socialite; the sophisticated eye of an experienced journalist.
pleasing or satisfactory to the tastes of sophisticates, or people who are educated, cultured, and worldly-wise: sophisticated music.
deceptive; misleading.
complex or intricate, as a system, process, piece of machinery, or the like: a sophisticated electronic control system.
of, for, or reflecting educated taste, knowledgeable use, etc.: Many Americans are drinking more sophisticated wines now.
Also sophisticate.

Origin of sophisticated

1595–1605; < Medieval Latin sophisticāt(us) sophisticate + -ed2

SYNONYMS FOR sophisticated

ANTONYMS FOR sophisticated

1 naive.

OTHER WORDS FROM sophisticated

Words nearby sophisticated

Example sentences from the Web for sophisticatedly

  • They were skimming along those green-shaded drives that are so sophisticatedly sylvan.

    Fanny Herself |Edna Ferber

British Dictionary definitions for sophisticatedly

sophisticated
/ (səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtɪd) /

adjective

having refined or cultured tastes and habits
appealing to sophisticates a sophisticated restaurant
unduly refined or cultured
pretentiously or superficially wise
(of machines, methods, etc) complex and refined

Derived forms of sophisticated

sophisticatedly, adverb