worldly-wise
101disillusioned — *sophisticated, worldly wise, worldly, blasé Analogous words: undeceived (see corresponding affirmative verb at DECEIVE): disenchanted (see corresponding affirmative verb at ATTRACT) …
102know — v 1. comprehend, realize, Inf. get through one s head, Inf. have the hang of, grasp, Inf. lay hold of, Inf. catch on, Sl. latch onto, Inf. get a fix on, Inf. get it, Inf. have it; understand, fathom, penetrate, Sl. savvy; discern, make out, Inf.… …
103sophisticated — adj 1. worldly wise, knowing, knowledgeable, in the know, Sl. hip, Sl. hep, Sl. cool, Sl. with it; slick, suave, urbane, citified, worldly, cosmopolitan, at home anywhere; polished, refined, cultured, educated, Ivy League; elegant, stylish,… …
104sophisticated — adjective 1) sophisticated technology Syn: advanced, state of the art, the latest, up to the minute, cutting edge, trailblazing, complex 2) a sophisticated woman Syn: worldly, worldly wise, experienced …
105cosmopolitan — [adj] worldly wise catholic, cultivated, cultured, ecumenical, global, gregarious, metropolitan, planetary, polished, public, smooth, sophisticated, universal, urbane, welltravelled, worldly, worldwide; concept 589 Ant. country, rural, rustic …
106disenchanted — [adj] let down blasé, cynical, disappointed, disenthralled, disentranced, disillusioned, embittered, indifferent, jaundiced, knowing, mondaine, out of love, sick of, sophisticate, sophisticated, soured, undeceived, worldly, worldly wise; concept… …
107practical — [adj1] realistic, useful applied, both feet on the ground*, businesslike, commonsensical, constructive, doable, down to earth, efficient, empirical, experimental, factual, feasible, functional, handy, hard boiled*, implicit, in action, in… …
108antimetabole — /an ti mə tabˈə li/ (rhetoric) noun A figure of speech in which the same words or ideas are repeated in inverse order, as in Quarles s ‘Be wisely worldly, but not worldly wise’ ORIGIN: Gr …
109so|phis´ti|cat´ed|ly — so|phis|ti|cat|ed «suh FIHS tuh KAY tihd», adjective. 1. experienced in worldly ways; changed from natural simplicity or frankness; worldly wise; knowledgeable: »a charming, witty, and thoroughly sophisticated young lady. 2. appealing to the… …
110so|phis|ti|cat|ed — «suh FIHS tuh KAY tihd», adjective. 1. experienced in worldly ways; changed from natural simplicity or frankness; worldly wise; knowledgeable: »a charming, witty, and thoroughly sophisticated young lady. 2. appealing to the tastes of… …
