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

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1. sophisticatedadjective

   Having obtained worldly experience, and lacking naiveté; cosmopolitan.

   Synonyms:
   worldly

   Antonyms:
   provincial

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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"

   Synonyms:
   advanced

   Antonyms:
   nonintellectual, ingenuous, naif, simple, naive, credulous, fleeceable, dewy-eyed, innocent, childlike, wide-eyed, low-tech, unworldly, round-eyed, unsophisticated, green, gullible, simple-minded

2. advanced, sophisticatedadjective

   ahead in development; complex or intricate

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

   Synonyms:
   innovative, advance(a), advanced, modern, ripe, advanced(a), forward-looking, in advance(p)

   Antonyms:
   green, nonintellectual, simple-minded, unsophisticated, naif, round-eyed, childlike, wide-eyed, dewy-eyed, ingenuous, low-tech, simple, credulous, gullible, fleeceable, naive, unworldly, innocent

3. sophisticatedadjective

   intellectually appealing

   "a sophisticated drama"

   Synonyms:
   advanced

   Antonyms:
   wide-eyed, nonintellectual, dewy-eyed, unworldly, naif, simple-minded, green, credulous, fleeceable, ingenuous, childlike, innocent, gullible, simple, unsophisticated, low-tech, naive, round-eyed

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1. List of paraphrases for "sophisticated":

   advanced, complex, refined, state-of-the-art, subtle, complicated, cutting-edge, developed, leading-edge, high-tech, mature

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1. John Richardson:

   We have to be sophisticated in how we approach this so that we don’t force any of our partners into an uncomfortable position where they have to make tradeoffs that are not in their best interest, we would hope to have an approach that would... include us a primary partner but not necessarily to the exclusion of other partners in the region.

2. 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.

3. Delta CEO Ed Bastian:

   The new Delta uniform collection offers unity between all workgroups like never before. We are one proud Delta team and it really shows, zac is bringing fashion and glamour back to the airlines. It’s a sophisticated look, it’s elegant, it’s much more international in orientation. Our aspirations are to be a top global carrier, not just a top U.S. carrier.

4. Zhang Kun:

   The era for China to buy cheap low-grade ore in order to be cost effective has passed. What China needs now and in the future will be more sophisticated ore, with higher iron and lower impurity content.

5. Paul Burton:

   Japan is very keen to secure a significant piece of overseas business following the relaxation of its export legislation, and this Australian submarine deal was widely regarded as becoming a landmark trade, the tradecraft required to convince a sophisticated domestic buyer that Japan's was superior to that offered by France was lacking.