sophisticated

(adjective, verb)

adjective

1. having worldly knowledge and refinement; elegant.

- sophisticated young socialites

- a sophisticated audience

- a sophisticated lifestyle

Similar word(s): elegant, disenchanted, cosmopolitan, informed, literate, blase, worldly, intelligent, polished, refined, urbane, secular, temporal, worldly

2. ahead in development; complex or intricate

- a sophisticated electronic control system

Similar word(s): advanced

3. intellectually appealing

- a sophisticated drama

Similar word(s): intellectual

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of sophisticate