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sophisticated

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore S words

highly developed, refined, or complex

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In a sentence

Sophisticated in a sentence

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The lab used sophisticated instruments to measure trace gases.

Synonyms
refinedadvancedcultured
Antonyms
crudeunrefined

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Verbal · Text Completion

The historian argued that the empire's collapse was not blank but the predictable outcome of decades of fiscal mismanagement that contemporaries had simply refused to acknowledge.

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Sophisticated (adjective) means highly developed, refined, or complex
Here is sophisticated used in an example sentence: "The lab used sophisticated instruments to measure trace gases."
Common synonyms for sophisticated include refined, advanced, cultured.
Antonyms of sophisticated include crude, unrefined.
Sophisticated is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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