Synonyms for sophisticate
Most common
pervert seduce subvert debauch polish complicate denature denaturalize
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Pervert — to alter and make impure (something) by mixing it with some foreign or inferior substance, especially with an…
pervert, debase, seduce, debauch, corrupt, vitiate, subvert, alloy, dilute, bastardize UK US, bastardise UK, adulterize, adulterise UK, contaminate, balderdash dated, dash dated, demoralize dated UK US, demoralise UK, adulterate formal dated, embase dated, abase dated, preposterate dated, adulter dated rare
2. Polish — to make (something) more sophisticated (“complex, developed, or refined”); to develop, to refine
perfect, polish, complicate, enhance, hone, optimize, optimalise UK, optimise UK
3. Twist — to change the meaning of (something) in a deceptive or misleading way
4. Broaden someone's horizons — to make (oneself or someone) more sophisticated (“experienced in the ways of the world, that is, cosmopolitan…
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To make (something) more sophisticated (“complex, developed, or refined”); to develop, to refine.
- v. 2
To make (oneself or someone) more sophisticated (“experienced in the ways of the world, that is, cosmopolitan or worldly-wise”); to cosmopolitanize.
- v. 3
To alter and make impure (something) by mixing it with some foreign or inferior substance, especially with an intention to deceive; to adulterate; (generally) to corrupt or deceive (someone, their thinking, etc.).
- v. 4
To change the meaning of (something) in a deceptive or misleading way.
Related words
Forms
- Past participle
- sophisticated
e.g. sophisticated → perverted, debased, seduced, debauched…
Example sentences
- pervert Gustavo must have known John was a pervert.
- seduce Robert tried to seduce Martha, but she rejected him.
- subvert Alana, stop trying to subvert the company goals.
- debauch The pirates wished to debauch him because of his beauty.
- polish These sentences in Polish have different meanings.
- complicate Don't complicate the problem by raising new issues.
By length
- 4 letters
- dash1, hone1, skew1
- 5 letters
- twist1, alloy2, abase
- 6 letters
- doctor2, polish2, seduce2, dilute2, debase2, embase
- 7 letters
- perfect2, corrupt2, enhance2, pervert2, distort2, subvert2, vitiate3, debauch, adulter
- 8 letters
- optimize3, optimise, denature3
- 9 letters
- convolute3
- 10 letters
- complicate3, demoralize4, balderdash3, demoralise, adulterate4, bastardize, bastardise, adulterize, adulterise, optimalise
- 11 letters
- contaminate4
- 12 letters
- preposterate, denaturalize, denaturalise
- 14 letters
- deparochialize
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (alloy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- sophistiquer