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- [suh-fis-ti-key-tid]
- /səˈfɪs tɪˌkeɪ tɪd/
- /səˈfɪs.tɪ.keɪ.tɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suh-fis-ti-key-tid]
- /səˈfɪs tɪˌkeɪ tɪd/
Definitions of sophisticated word
- abbreviation SOPHISTICATED sophisticated. 1
- noun sophisticated a sophisticated person. 1
- verb with object sophisticated to make less natural, simple, or ingenuous; make worldly-wise. 1
- verb with object sophisticated to alter; pervert: to sophisticate a meaning beyond recognition. 1
- verb without object sophisticated to use sophistry; quibble. 1
- adjective sophisticated person: worldly 1
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Origin of sophisticated
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Medieval Latin sophisticāt(us) sophisticate + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Sophisticated
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sophisticated popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sophisticated usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sophisticated
adj sophisticated
- all the rage — angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination): a speech full of rage; incidents of road rage.
- battle-scarred — adversely affected from the experience of battle, or some other traumatic experience
- been around — in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around.
- blase — If you describe someone as blasé, you mean that they are not easily impressed, excited, or worried by things, usually because they have seen or experienced them before.
- bluestocking — A bluestocking is an intellectual woman.
adjective sophisticated
- advanced — An advanced system, method, or design is modern and has been developed from an earlier version of the same thing.
- citified — having the customs, manners, or dress of city people
- civilised — to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; elevate in social and private life; enlighten; refine: Rome civilized the barbarians.
- classy — If you describe someone or something as classy, you mean they are stylish and sophisticated.
- cool — Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
Antonyms for sophisticated
adj sophisticated
- agrestic — rural; rustic
- amoral — If you describe someone as amoral, you do not like the way they behave because they do not seem to care whether what they do is right or wrong.
- anti-social — Someone who is anti-social is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
- arcadian — of or relating to Arcadia or its inhabitants, esp the idealized Arcadia of pastoral poetry
- artless — Someone who is artless is simple and honest, and does not think of deceiving other people.
adjective sophisticated
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- cincher — Something that cinches as in holds and fastens, such as a belt or corset.
- daydreamy — Inclined to daydream; scatterbrained or idealistic.
- disgracious — Lacking grace; not pleasing; disagreeable.
- girllike — Resembling a girl.
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