/ səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd; NAmE / adjective
1.
having a lot of experience of the world and knowing about fashion, culture and other things that people think are socially important :
the sophisticated pleasures of city life
Mark is a smart and sophisticated young man.
—compare naive
2.
( of a machine, system, etc. ) clever and complicated in the way that it works or is presented :
highly sophisticated computer systems
Medical techniques are becoming more sophisticated all the time.
3.
( of a person ) able to understand difficult or complicated ideas :
a sophisticated audience
OPP unsophisticated