Definitions for sophisticated

sophisticated so·phis·ti·cat·ed

Spelling: [suh-fis-ti-key-tid]
IPA: /səˈfɪs tɪˌkeɪ tɪd/

Sophisticated is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 21 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 1616 anagrams from letters in sophisticated (acdehiiopsstt).

Definitions for sophisticated

noun

  1. a sophisticated person.

adjective

  1. (of a person, ideas, tastes, manners, etc.) altered by education, experience, etc., so as to be worldly-wise; not naive:
  2. pleasing or satisfactory to the tastes of sophisticates, or people who are educated, cultured, and worldly-wise:
  3. deceptive; misleading.
  4. complex or intricate, as a system, process, piece of machinery, or the like:
  5. of, for, or reflecting educated taste, knowledgeable use, etc.:
  6. sophisticated.

verb (used with object)

  1. to make less natural, simple, or ingenuous; make worldly-wise.
  2. to alter; pervert:

verb (used without object)

  1. to use sophistry; quibble.

Origin of sophisticated

1595-1605; Medieval Latin sophisticāt(us) sophisticate + -ed2

Examples for sophisticated

But it is a vain enterprise for sophisticated Europe to try and understand these doings.

It has always featured the very best voices and employed the most sophisticated stagecraft of any opera house.

sophisticated, nuanced, melodious pop music, that sweeps you away.

With this sophisticated tone set, the shop opened and developed a clientele.

There speaks the sophisticated and conscious literary technician!

The sophisticated African has ceased to be surprised at anything a white man may do.

Crowley was right—she could not meet his sophisticated gaze.

Even in the most sophisticated echelons of the media ecosystem, the fix was in.

This was the most sophisticated global tracking system ever devised, and it worked with lethal efficiency.

"Time has nothing to do with love," said the sophisticated Sara.

Word Value for sophisticated
Scrable

21

Words with friends

22

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