Synonyms for sophisticated
səˈfɪs tɪˌkeɪ tɪd

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. sophisticated(adj)

   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"

   Synonyms:
   advanced

   Antonyms:
   nonintellectual, ingenuous, naif, simple, naive, credulous, fleeceable, dewy-eyed, innocent, childlike, wide-eyed, low-tech, unworldly, round-eyed, unsophisticated, green, gullible, simple-minded

2. advanced, sophisticated(adj)

   ahead in development; complex or intricate

   "advanced technology"; "a sophisticated electronic control system"

   Synonyms:
   innovative, advance(a), advanced, modern, ripe, advanced(a), forward-looking, in advance(p)

   Antonyms:
   green, nonintellectual, simple-minded, unsophisticated, naif, round-eyed, childlike, wide-eyed, dewy-eyed, ingenuous, low-tech, simple, credulous, gullible, fleeceable, naive, unworldly, innocent

3. sophisticated(adj)

   intellectually appealing

   "a sophisticated drama"

   Synonyms:
   advanced

   Antonyms:
   wide-eyed, nonintellectual, dewy-eyed, unworldly, naif, simple-minded, green, credulous, fleeceable, ingenuous, childlike, innocent, gullible, simple, unsophisticated, low-tech, naive, round-eyed

Wiktionary(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. sophisticated(adjective)

   Having obtained worldly experience, and lacking naiveté; cosmopolitan.

   Synonyms:
   worldly

   Antonyms:
   provincial

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1. List of paraphrases for "sophisticated":

   advanced, complex, refined, state-of-the-art, subtle, complicated, cutting-edge, developed, leading-edge, high-tech, mature

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1. Michael Marks:

   These were two relatively sophisticated devices that went off almost simultaneously. They had a very, very short delay, it would be my opinion that they had somebody who was more of a skilled bomb maker, an engineer if you will, assist them in saying these are the steps you need to go through and then assemble the device to make it safely and to make it function the way they want.

2. Duncan Clark:

   They are more sophisticated than that.

3. David Fleming:

   At present, we have a policy-response (to climate change) shaped by sophisticated climate science, brilliant technology and pop behaviourism, based on simple assumptions about carrot-and-stick incentives.

4. Bethenny Frankel:

   You’re in the press now being naked and doing soft-porn. Has anybody approached your daughter? Have you explained to her the situation? Kids talk, they’re very sophisticated! at 6? Yeah. Diane Sawyer came to her school yard and actually approached her.

5. Severin Schwan:

   Pressure will rise on drugs that are less sophisticated. But the United States will still offer an environment that supports and rewards real innovation. Roche is well placed.

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