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
SYNONYMS FOR sophisticated
ANTONYMS FOR sophisticated
1
naive.
OTHER WORDS FROM sophisticated
Words nearby sophisticated
sophism,
sophist,
sophister,
sophistic,
sophisticate,
sophisticated,
sophistication,
sophistry,
sophists,
sophocles,
sophomore
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