as in sophisticated
having a wide and refined knowledge of the world especially from personal experience
a college student who now seems conspicuously cosmopolitan after spending his junior year abroad
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as in sophisticate
a person with the outlook, experience, and manners thought to be typical of big city dwellers
as someone who had lived in Paris for a year as an exchange student, she seemed very much the cosmopolitan to her old classmates
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Recent Examples of cosmopolitan
Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
In addition, Spain boasts a wide variety of options for different lifestyles, from the cosmopolitan hub of Madrid to small villages up and down the country’s Mediterranean coastline, as well as the northern Basque region along Spain’s Atlantic coast.
—Cnn.com, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
Just like globalization forced us all to become cosmopolitans (citizens of the universe) by breaking spatial boundaries, the aging of the internet compels us to become archeopolitans—citizens of an archive—by breaking down temporal boundaries.
—Carl Öhman, TIME, 31 July 2024
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Adjective
My stay made my love of Japan grow far beyond its cosmopolitan cities.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
In addition, Spain boasts a wide variety of options for different lifestyles, from the cosmopolitan hub of Madrid to small villages up and down the country’s Mediterranean coastline, as well as the northern Basque region along Spain’s Atlantic coast.
—Cnn.com, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
Wildlife fanatics flock to Masai Mara for once-in-a-lifetime safaris, beach lovers island-hop through the turquoise waters of the Lamu Archipelago, and cosmopolitans appreciate Nairobi's growing culinary and art scene.
—Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
Just like globalization forced us all to become cosmopolitans (citizens of the universe) by breaking spatial boundaries, the aging of the internet compels us to become archeopolitans—citizens of an archive—by breaking down temporal boundaries.
—Carl Öhman, TIME, 31 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cosmopolitan
Adjective
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Modern manufacturing already relies on robotics, computer vision, predictive maintenance and sophisticated supply chain optimization.—
Richard Lebovitz,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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For active traders seeking sophisticated, flexible trading tools, Robinhood Legend has arrived, introducing a new way to trade.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Neither film mentions the pandemic, but both show how a circle of moneyed, urban sophisticates represses feelings about death and anxiety.—
Armond White,
National Review,
2 Apr. 2025
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Its release comes amid a burgeoning arms race for salary cap tools and sophisticates.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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From Atlantic beaches to Western mountains to central metropolitans, there’s a destination suited to every type of traveler.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2025
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Han, looking almost cartoonishly mid-century metropolitan, wears a dark coat, with the lapel snapped up, over a white shirt and a dark tie.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Cosmopolitan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosmopolitan. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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