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sophisticated |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sophisticate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sophisticate Entailment of verb sophisticate Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb sophisticate 4 senses of sophisticate Sense 1 sophisticate => educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise Sense 2 twist, twist around pervert, convolute, sophisticate => denote, refer Sense 3 sophisticate, doctor, doctor up => adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase Sense 4 sophisticate => complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate Familiarity of verb sophisticate sophisticate used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb sophisticate Sense 1 sophisticate => educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise -------------- Sense 2 twist, twist around pervert, convolute, sophisticate => denote, refer -------------- Sense 3 sophisticate, doctor, doctor up => adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase -------------- Sense 4 sophisticate => complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate -------------- Overview of verb sophisticate The verb sophisticate has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. sophisticate -- (make less natural or innocent) 2. twist, twist around pervert, convolute, sophisticate -- (change the meaning of) 3. sophisticate, doctor, doctor up -- (alter with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol") 4. sophisticate -- (make more complex or refined; "a sophisticated design") Overview of adj sophisticated The adj sophisticated has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (9) sophisticated -- (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. (1) advanced, sophisticated -- (ahead in development; complex or intricate; "advanced technology"; "a sophisticated electronic control system") 3. (1) sophisticated, urbane -- (marked by wide-ranging knowledge and appreciation of many parts of the world arising from urban life and wide travel; "the sophisticated manners of a true cosmopolite"; "urbane and pliant...he was at ease even in the drawing rooms of Paris") 4. sophisticated -- (intellectually appealing; "a sophisticated drama") Antonyms of adj sophisticated 4 senses of sophisticated Sense 1 sophisticated (vs. naive) naive (vs. sophisticated), naif => childlike, wide-eyed, dewey-eyed, simple => credulous => fleeceable, green, gullible => ignorant, inexperienced => innocent, ingenuous => simple-minded => unsophisticated, unworldly Sense 2 advanced, sophisticated INDIRECT (VIA high-tech) -> low-tech Sense 3 sophisticated, urbane INDIRECT (VIA cosmopolitan) -> provincial Sense 4 sophisticated INDIRECT (VIA intellectual) -> nonintellectual Similarity of adj sophisticated 4 senses of sophisticated Sense 1 sophisticated (vs. naive) => blase, worldly => intelligent, well-informed => polished, refined, svelte, urbane => worldly-wise Also See-> cosmopolitan#1, widely distributed#1; disenchanted#1; elegant#1; informed#1; literate#1; worldly#1 Sense 2 advanced, sophisticated => high-tech (vs. low-tech), hi-tech Sense 3 sophisticated, urbane => cosmopolitan (vs. provincial) Sense 4 sophisticated => intellectual (vs. nonintellectual) Attributes of adj sophisticated Familiarity of adj sophisticated sophisticated used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj sophisticated sophisticated unsophisticated Overview of verb sophisticate The verb sophisticate has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. sophisticate -- (make less natural or innocent) 2. twist, twist around pervert, convolute, sophisticate -- (change the meaning of) 3. sophisticate, doctor, doctor up -- (alter with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol") 4. sophisticate -- (make more complex or refined; "a sophisticated design") Overview of adj sophisticated The adj sophisticated has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (9) sophisticated -- (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. (1) advanced, sophisticated -- (ahead in development; complex or intricate; "advanced technology"; "a sophisticated electronic control system") 3. (1) sophisticated, urbane -- (marked by wide-ranging knowledge and appreciation of many parts of the world arising from urban life and wide travel; "the sophisticated manners of a true cosmopolite"; "urbane and pliant...he was at ease even in the drawing rooms of Paris") 4. sophisticated -- (intellectually appealing; "a sophisticated drama")
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