Automobile transmissions have grown in sophistication over the years.
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Sophistication
/səˌfɪs.tɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Synonyms for "sophistication" (138 found)
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accomplishmentaccomplishmentsacquired tasteacquisitionacquisition of knowledgeacquisitionsapparent soundnessappreciation of excellenceattainmentattainmentsawarenessbackgroundblasenesscasuistrycharmchoicenesscircularitycivilizationcivilized tastecivilizedness
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Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (41)
Noun(8 words)
culturedaintinessdelicacydiscernmentdiscriminationdisingenuousnessdistortionedificationeducationeleganceenlightenmentequivocalnessequivocationevasive reasoningexcellenceexperiencefallaciousnessfallacyfastidiousnessfinesse
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Adjective(1 words)
exquisite taste
Related words (69)
knowledgeknowledgeabilitylearningliberal educationmisapplicationmystificationnicenessnicetyobfuscationobscurantismoversubtletypanachepast experienceperversionphilosophismplausibilityplausiblenesspoisepoisonpolish
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practical knowledgepracticepresencequalityrationalizationrefinementsagacitysavoir fairesavoir-faireseasoningsophismsophistical reasoningsophistryspecial pleadingspeciosityspecious reasoningspeciousnessstore of knowledgestylesubtletytastetastefulnesstemperinguncullibilityundeceivabilityungullibilityunhoaxabilityunseduceabilityurbanityvicious circlevicious reasoningworldlinessworldly wisdom
Noun(14 words)
modernizationmore refinedmost advancedmundanenessmundanitypolishpolish oficjalnyrefinementrefinementsrefiningsapiencesophismsophistryworldliness
Adverb(1 words)
more multicellular complexity
Adjective(1 words)
polished finish
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9 entriesartistic polishcultural refinementdesign refinementdesign sophisticationlinguistic refinementlinguistic sophisticationmodernizationprocess improvementtechnical sophistication
Collocations
6 entriescultural sophisticationdegree of sophisticationhigh sophisticationlevel of sophisticationlinguistic sophisticationtechnical sophistication
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
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His very rough summary does not do justice to the original text and its intellectual sophistication.
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Complexity is often a device for claiming sophistication, or for evading simple truths.
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