Thesaurus
sophisticate
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of SOPHISTICATE
1
to make complex or difficult <there's no need to sophisticate something that is beautiful in its simplicity>
Related Words develop, elaborate, expand; intensify, magnify; confound, confuse, mess (up), mix (up), muddle; snarl, tangle
Near Antonyms abbreviate, cut, shorten; ease, facilitate; disentangle, straighten (out), unravel, untangle; oversimplify
Antonyms simplify, streamline
2
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances <vanilla extract that has been sophisticated with corn syrup>
Related Words load; befoul, contaminate, corrupt, defile, dirty, envenom, foul, infect, poison, pollute, soil, spoil, sully, taint; cheapen, debase, degrade; manipulate, misrepresent, tamper (with); counterfeit, fake, falsify, fudge; doctor, spike; attenuate, moderate, qualify, temper
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