Synonyms for Cosmopolitan
ˌkɒz məˈpɒl ɪ tncos·mopoli·tan

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1. cosmopolitan, cosmopoliteadjective

   a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries

   Synonyms:
   cosmopolitan, cosmopolite

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

2. cosmopolitan, widely distributedadjective

   growing or occurring in many parts of the world

   "a cosmopolitan herb"; "cosmopolitan in distribution"

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

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

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"

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

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

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"

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

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

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1. sophisticatedly

   1. having or showing much worldly knowledge or cultural refinement: a sophisticated businesswoman who is unlikely to be outmaneuvered; a sophisticated appraisal of the movie.

   Submitted by khushboo.gloriya on October 1, 2020  

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1. cosmopolitannoun

   Synonyms:
   cosmopolite

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1. List of paraphrases for "cosmopolitan":

   cosmopolite, metropolis, internationalized, metropolitan

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1. Luke Wood:

   Hong Kong has this raw entrepreneurial spirit, it's the gateway in and out of China, so there is this truly global, cosmopolitan set of people. There's a tremendous amount of optimism, a tremendous amount of energy.

2. Lawrence Stager:

   The cosmopolitan life here is so much more elegant and worldly and connected with other parts of the eastern Mediterranean.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. George Moore:

   Art must be parochial in the beginning to be cosmopolitan in the end.