Collocations for sophistication - noun
ADJECTIVE
considerable,
great
growing, increased, increasing
cool
cultural, intellectual, musical, political, technical, technological, theoretical
growing, increased, increasing
cool
cultural, intellectual, musical, political, technical, technological, theoretical
… OF SOPHISTICATION
degree,
level
Computers raised the level of sophistication of these maps.
Computers raised the level of sophistication of these maps.
VERB + sophistication
have
The decor has a cool sophistication.
The decor has a cool sophistication.
demonstrate,
show
lack
grow in
Financial markets have grown in sophistication as well as size.
lack
grow in
Financial markets have grown in sophistication as well as size.
PREPOSITION
with sophistication
He writes with increasing sophistication on the subject.
He writes with increasing sophistication on the subject.
PHRASES
an air of sophistication
Despite her scruffy clothes, there was an air of sophistication about her.
Despite her scruffy clothes, there was an air of sophistication about her.
a lack of sophistication
He felt people were contemptuous of his lack of sophistication.
He felt people were contemptuous of his lack of sophistication.
a veneer of sophistication
(esp. BrE)
She adopted an upper-class accent to give herself a veneer of sophistication.
She adopted an upper-class accent to give herself a veneer of sophistication.