- (of a machine, system, etc.) clever and complicated in the way that it works or is presented
- highly sophisticated computer systems
- Medical techniques are becoming more sophisticated all the time.
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- having a lot of experience of the world and knowing about fashion, culture and other things that people think are socially important
- the sophisticated pleasures of city life
- Mark is a smart and sophisticated young man.
Extra Examples- Ben did his best to look sophisticated.
- He has a very smooth, sophisticated manner.
- Students have more sophisticated tastes nowadays.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- (of a person) able to understand difficult or complicated ideas
- a sophisticated audience
opposite unsophisticated
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