'Sophisticated' definitions:
Definition of 'sophisticated'
From: WordNet
adjective
Having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire; "sophisticated young socialites"; "a sophisticated audience"; "a sophisticated lifestyle"; "a sophisticated book" [ant: naif, naive]
adjective
Ahead in development; complex or intricate; "advanced technology"; "a sophisticated electronic control system" [syn: advanced, sophisticated]
adjective
Intellectually appealing; "a sophisticated drama"
Definition of 'Sophisticated'
From: GCIDE
- Sophisticate \So*phis"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sophisticated; p. pr. & vb. n. Sophisticating.] [LL. sophisticatus, p. p. of sophisticare to sophisticate.] To render worthless by admixture; to adulterate; to damage; to pervert; as, to sophisticate wine. --Howell. [1913 Webster]
- To sophisticate the understanding. --Southey. [1913 Webster]
- Yet Butler professes to stick to plain facts, not to sophisticate, not to refine. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]
- They purchase but sophisticated ware. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To adulterate; debase; corrupt; vitiate. [1913 Webster] Sophisticate
Definition of 'Sophisticated'
From: GCIDE
- Sophisticate \So*phis"ti*cate\, Sophisticated \So*phis"ti*ca`ted\, a. Adulterated; not pure; not genuine. [1913 Webster]
- So truth, while only one supplied the state, Grew scare and dear, and yet sophisticate. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sophisticated'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adult,
- advanced,
- blase,
- bored,
- braw,
- brittle,
- byzantine,
- chic,
- chichi,
- civilized,
- classy,
- clothes-conscious,
- complex,
- complicated,
- cool,
- cosmopolitan,
- cosmopolite,
- cultivated,
- cultured,
- cynical,
- daedal,
- dainty,
- dapper,
- dashing,
- delicate,
- disabused,
- disappointed,
- discriminating,
- disenchanted,
- disillusioned,
- dressed to advantage,
- dressed to kill,
- elaborate,
- elegant,
- enlightened,
- experienced,
- exquisite,
- fastidious,
- fine,
- genteel,
- gordian,
- graceful,
- gracile,
- gracious,
- hardheaded,
- hep,
- hip,
- hoaxproof,
- intricate,
- involved,
- jaded,
- jaunty,
- knotty,
- knowing,
- knowledgeable,
- labyrinthine,
- mature,
- matured,
- mondaine,
- multifaceted,
- natty,
- neat,
- nice,
- nifty,
- nobby,
- not born yesterday,
- old,
- polished,
- posh,
- practical,
- practiced,
- put straight,
- realistic,
- recherche,
- refined,
- ripe,
- ripened,
- ritzy,
- robbed of illusion,
- sagacious,
- salty,
- schooled,
- seasoned,
- set right,
- sharp,
- skeptical,
- sleek,
- slick,
- smart,
- smooth,
- smug,
- snazzy,
- soigne,
- soignee,
- sophisticate,
- spiffy,
- spruce,
- style-conscious,
- suave,
- subtle,
- svelte,
- swank,
- swanky,
- swell,
- tough-minded,
- tricksy,
- tried,
- tried and true,
- trig,
- trim,
- uncharmed,
- uncullible,
- undeceivable,
- undeceived,
- undeludable,
- undupable,
- unfoolable,
- ungullible,
- unhoaxable,
- unseduceable,
- unsophisticated,
- unspelled,
- urbane,
- veteran,
- well-bred,
- well-dressed,
- well-groomed,
- wise,
- with it,
- world-weary,
- world-wise,
- worldly,
- worldly-wise