Antonyms for cosmopolitan
ˌkɒz məˈpɒl ɪ tncos·mopoli·tan

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1. cosmopolitan, cosmopoliteadjective

   a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries

   Antonyms:
   unsophisticated, endemic, corn-fed, provincial, noncomprehensive, insular, bumpkinly, incomprehensive, hick, poky, pokey, parochial, stay-at-home(a), rustic, jerkwater, one-horse

   Synonyms:
   cosmopolite

2. cosmopolitan, widely distributedadjective

   growing or occurring in many parts of the world

   "a cosmopolitan herb"; "cosmopolitan in distribution"

   Antonyms:
   poky, corn-fed, jerkwater, endemic, bumpkinly, one-horse, insular, stay-at-home(a), unsophisticated, provincial, noncomprehensive, rustic, parochial, incomprehensive, hick, pokey

   Synonyms:
   universal, widely distributed, world-wide, general, ecumenical, worldwide, oecumenical

3. cosmopolitanadjective

   composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world; especially not provincial in attitudes or interests

   "his cosmopolitan benevolence impartially extended to all races and to all creeds"- T.B. Macaulay; "the ancient and cosmopolitan societies of Syria and Egypt"; "that queer, cosmopolitan, rather sinister crowd found around the Marseilles docks"

   Antonyms:
   rustic, parochial, corn-fed, hick, provincial, bumpkinly, pokey, one-horse, poky, unsophisticated, stay-at-home(a), incomprehensive, endemic, insular, noncomprehensive, jerkwater

   Synonyms:
   ecumenical, universal, world-wide, worldwide, widely distributed, oecumenical, general

4. cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world-wideadjective

   of worldwide scope or applicability

   "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"

   Antonyms:
   noncomprehensive, one-horse, insular, pokey, provincial, incomprehensive, stay-at-home(a), endemic, corn-fed, rustic, bumpkinly, parochial, poky, jerkwater, unsophisticated, hick

   Synonyms:
   universal, widely distributed, world(a), planetary, world-wide, general, global, ecumenical, worldwide, ecumenic, oecumenic, oecumenical

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1. cosmopolitannoun

   Synonyms:
   cosmopolite

How to use cosmopolitan in a sentence?

1. Philippines President:

   Food is a value shared by our more than 100 million people, we're also getting to be more and more cosmopolitan because of the ten million members of our population who live outside the country. As a result, every type of food you want is here -- and not just in metro Manila.

2. Alicia Au:

   Halloween is now embraced in Kuala Lumpur (the cosmopolitan capital of Malaysia), lots of malls will sell Halloween-related merchandise and bars will put up decorations. However, there is not so much trick or treating for the kids. I just don’t think that idea has caught on yet.

3. Jeffrey Evans:

   The City of London is the leading international financial center in the world, it is the most cosmopolitan major business city in the world and ... a step backwards from an international position, which I think many would see this as, is unwelcome and unhelpful.

4. Erik Jones:

   They have completely contrasting messages, where Trump has argued for 'America first,' Emmanuel Macron is arguing for a kind of cosmopolitan globalist vision of France and of Europe, that is going to create very sharp contrast when the two meet in France.

5. Adrian Grenier:

   I bought a place in Austin five years ago and a year ago I decided to move here permanently, i had friends here, I ran a business here, and liked the pace. Austin is cosmopolitan without being snooty; it's earthy. People are smart and successful but they don't flaunt it.

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