Get Free Checker

sophistication

View Synonyms
[ US /səˌfɪstəˈkeɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /səfˌɪstɪkˈe‍ɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
  1. falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies
    he practiced the art of sophistication upon reason
  2. being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
    understanding affine transformations requires considerable mathematical sophistication
  3. a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
  4. the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
  5. uplifting enlightenment

How To Use sophistication In A Sentence

  • Beard is rather dismissive of their optical sophistication, shown in the curvature of the stylobate and in the entasis of the columns — the slight outward swelling of a column designed to counter the optical illusion of concavity, were the columns 'sides to be perfectly straight. Looking for the Lost Greeks
  • She showed finesse and rosy-faced sophistication.
  • I also loved the sophistication and harmony of jazz, the melody and, of course, the great solos that jazz cats played.
  • Funny, it is generally accepted as the height of sociolinguistic sophistication to shift the shiftable aspects of your speech (vowel quality being a prime example) in the direction of the speech of those you are speaking to.
  • Sometimes, the stunning scenery is digitally enhanced with seamless sophistication.
  • Some of her archaeologist husband's finds can be seen in the museum, which is a must if you want to grasp the sophistication of Syrian art and civilisation of the two millenniums before Christ.
  • Even the arrivistes in California understood the sophistication required for a vigneron, commissioning fine architects to enhance their vineyards with beautiful buildings.
  • For whatever sophistication guess hitting may require, it's also a touchy subject.
  • Time was when lights tucked away in the front wings were a sign of sophistication and cool, but with the passing of the Corvette and the Lotus Esprit no car has them any more.
  • And it is because he followed these instructions with such urbanity, wit, and sophistication, Hale argues, that Milton provided a particular pleasure to his readers and was so successful in refuting his opponent.
View all