English adjective: sophisticated | |||
1. | sophisticated having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire | ||
Samples | Sophisticated young socialites. A sophisticated audience. A sophisticated lifestyle. A sophisticated book. | ||
Similar | blase, intelligent, polished, refined, svelte, urbane, well-informed, worldly, worldly-wise | ||
See also | cosmopolitan, disenchanted, elegant, informed, literate, secular, temporal, widely distributed, worldly | ||
Antonyms | naif, naive | ||
2. | sophisticated ahead in development; complex or intricate | ||
Samples | Advanced technology. A sophisticated electronic control system. | ||
Synonyms | advanced | ||
Similar | hi-tech, high-tech | ||
Antonyms | low-tech | ||
3. | sophisticated intellectually appealing | ||
Samples | A sophisticated drama. | ||
Similar | intellectual | ||
Antonyms | nonintellectual | ||