What does sophisticated mean?

Definitions for sophisticated
səˈfɪs tɪˌkeɪ tɪdso·phis·ti·cat·ed

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sophisticatedadjective

    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"

  2. advanced, sophisticatedadjective

    ahead in development; complex or intricate

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

  3. sophisticatedadjective

    intellectually appealing

    "a sophisticated drama"

Wiktionary

  1. sophisticatedadjective

    Having obtained worldly experience, and lacking naiveté; cosmopolitan.

  2. sophisticatedadjective

    Elegant, refined.

  3. sophisticatedadjective

    Complicated, especially of complex technology.

  4. sophisticatedadjective

    Appealing to the tastes of an intellectual; cerebral.

  5. sophisticatedadjective

    Dishonest or misleading

  6. Etymology: First English usage circa 1601. sophisticatus.

ChatGPT

  1. sophisticated

    Sophisticated refers to something or someone that is complex, refined, knowledgeable, or intellectually advanced. It commonly relates to a high level of elegance, taste, or expertise in a particular field or area. A sophisticated person is usually considered cultured, worldly, or possessing refined tastes and manners.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sophisticated

    of Sophisticate

  2. Sophisticatedadjective

    adulterated; not pure; not genuine

Wikidata

  1. Sophisticated

    Sophisticated is the fourth studio album by the progressive metal band Sieges Even. It is the first album to feature the vocalist Greg Keller and it is a complete departure musically from their previous album. This album is rare album to find, only available overseas.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'sophisticated' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3846

  2. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'sophisticated' in Adjectives Frequency: #512

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sophisticated in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sophisticated in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of sophisticated in a Sentence

  1. Xiaomeng Lu:

    I think one nuanced difference between Russia and China is that China has the technical capability — their Great Firewall is very sophisticated and Russia doesn't have as much of that, as much as they [ Russia ] want to do a comprehensive, full blockage, I think technically there are some challenges.

  2. Raymond Odierno:

    They are more mature than some other of our potential adversaries, and I think they have some stated intents that concern me in terms of how the Cold War ended, they have shown some significant capability in Ukraine to do operations that are fairly sophisticated, and so, for me, I think we should pay a lot of attention.

  3. Nina Garcia:

    Considering who is nominated, I think it is going to be a cross between very sophisticated and very feminine.

  4. Clement Luk:

    First-tier cities have a more sophisticated environment (for speculation). Investors see room for prices to rise because there's a lot of demand yet limited supply.

  5. Andrew Atkinson:

    If Benoit Garbe were to ask young consumers in more sophisticated cities when they last had Pizza Hut, Benoit Garbe'll likely get a' maybe 10 years ago' or' with my grandparents' kind of response.

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