Collocations for sophistication - noun
ADJ.
considerable, great | growing, increased, increasing | cool | political, technical, technological
VERB + SOPHISTICATION
have
The decor has a cool sophistication.
The decor has a cool sophistication.
lack
PREP.
with ~
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 degree/level of sophistication
Computers raised the level of sophistication of these maps.
Computers raised the level of sophistication of these maps.
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
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.