(of a person, ideas, tastes, manners, etc.) altered by education, experience, etc., so as to be worldly-wise; not naive

a sophisticated young socialite; the sophisticated eye of a journalist.

pleasing or satisfactory to the tastes of sophisticates

sophisticated music.

deceptive; misleading.

complex or intricate, as a system, process, piece of machinery, or the like

a sophisticated electronic control system.

of, for, or reflecting educated taste, knowledgeable use, etc.

Many Americans are drinking more sophisticated wines now.

adjective

naive , uncultivated , uncultured , unrefined , unsophisticated , easy , simple , slow

adjective

adult , artificial , been around , blas , bored , citified , cool * , couth , cultivated , cynical , disenchanted , disillusioned , experienced , in , in the know , into * , jaded , jet-set , knowing , laid-back * , mature , mondaine , on to , practical , practiced , refined , schooled , seasoned , sharp , skeptical , smooth , stagy , streetwise , studied , suave , svelte , switched on , uptown , urbane , well-bred , wised up , wise to , with it * , worldly , worldly wise , world-weary , complicated , delicate , elaborate , highly developed , intricate , involved , knotty , labyrinthine , modern , multifaceted , subtle , cosmopolitan , worldly-wise , adulterated , alloyed , doctored , loaded , cerebral , thoughtful , advanced , chichi , civilized , complex , continental , cultured , debonair , fashionable , hep , highbrow , knowledgeable , precocious