Synonyms for sophisticated

Most common

urbane · refined · worldly · polished · adulterated · polluted

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Antonyms

simple, unsophisticated, naive

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Of a person: having obtained worldly experience, and lacking naiveté; cosmopolitan, worldly-wise.

2. adj. 2

   Mixed with a foreign or inferior substance; not genuine or pure; unrefined, adulterated, impure.

Related words

Word family

sophisticate sophist sophistry

From weakest to strongest

1. unsophisticated
2. plain
3. simple
4. sophisticated
5. refined
6. polished
7. cosmopolitan
8. urbane

From the opposite of sophisticated, on the left, to its strongest synonyms, on the right.

Example sentences

• refined We cater to you, the customer with refined taste.
• polished When did the Japanese start eating polished rice?
• worldly Dmitri found himself inside another-worldly house.
• urbane The houses pack exquisitely beautiful urbane youth.
• advanced You can learn about advanced search features here.
• distinguished The original and the copy are easily distinguished.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

smart¹, blase¹

6 letters

urbane²

7 letters

refined², tainted², worldly²

8 letters

advanced², polished², polluted³

11 letters

adulterated⁵

12 letters

cosmopolitan⁵

13 letters

distinguished³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (urbane² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

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