Word Type

Noun

The word "sophistication" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

naivete provincialism

Derived Terms

oversophistication

Derived From

sophisticate

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

enlightenment expertise expertness fallacy false belief falsehood falsification quality

Type Of (IsA)

expertness falsification quality social quantity

Related Terms

adulteration complexity contamination cultivated deceptive education enlightenment falsification intellectual logic savoir faire sophisticate sophisticated sophistry worldliness

Synonym Network

edification sophism worldliness

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