Antonyms for cosmopolitan
ˌkɒz məˈpɒl ɪ tncos·mopoli·tan

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1. cosmopolitan, cosmopoliteadjective

   a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries

   Antonyms:
   unsophisticated, endemic, corn-fed, provincial, noncomprehensive, insular, bumpkinly, incomprehensive, hick, poky, pokey, parochial, stay-at-home(a), rustic, jerkwater, one-horse

   Synonyms:
   cosmopolite

2. cosmopolitan, widely distributedadjective

   growing or occurring in many parts of the world

   "a cosmopolitan herb"; "cosmopolitan in distribution"

   Antonyms:
   poky, corn-fed, jerkwater, endemic, bumpkinly, one-horse, insular, stay-at-home(a), unsophisticated, provincial, noncomprehensive, rustic, parochial, incomprehensive, hick, pokey

   Synonyms:
   universal, widely distributed, world-wide, general, ecumenical, worldwide, oecumenical

3. cosmopolitanadjective

   composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world; especially not provincial in attitudes or interests

   "his cosmopolitan benevolence impartially extended to all races and to all creeds"- T.B. Macaulay; "the ancient and cosmopolitan societies of Syria and Egypt"; "that queer, cosmopolitan, rather sinister crowd found around the Marseilles docks"

   Antonyms:
   rustic, parochial, corn-fed, hick, provincial, bumpkinly, pokey, one-horse, poky, unsophisticated, stay-at-home(a), incomprehensive, endemic, insular, noncomprehensive, jerkwater

   Synonyms:
   ecumenical, universal, world-wide, worldwide, widely distributed, oecumenical, general

4. cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world-wideadjective

   of worldwide scope or applicability

   "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"

   Antonyms:
   noncomprehensive, one-horse, insular, pokey, provincial, incomprehensive, stay-at-home(a), endemic, corn-fed, rustic, bumpkinly, parochial, poky, jerkwater, unsophisticated, hick

   Synonyms:
   universal, widely distributed, world(a), planetary, world-wide, general, global, ecumenical, worldwide, ecumenic, oecumenic, oecumenical

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1. cosmopolitannoun

   Synonyms:
   cosmopolite

How to use cosmopolitan in a sentence?

1. Alicia Au:

   Halloween is now embraced in Kuala Lumpur (the cosmopolitan capital of Malaysia), lots of malls will sell Halloween-related merchandise and bars will put up decorations. However, there is not so much trick or treating for the kids. I just don’t think that idea has caught on yet.

2. Jeffrey Evans:

   The City of London is the leading international financial center in the world, it is the most cosmopolitan major business city in the world and ... a step backwards from an international position, which I think many would see this as, is unwelcome and unhelpful.

3. Adam Huttenlocker:

   Based on the unlikely discovery of this near-complete fossil cranium, we now recognize a new, cosmopolitan group of early mammal relatives.

4. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo:

   We aim to highlight the unity and the solidarity of a cosmopolitan city, which I am sure will be one of the key strengths to win.

5. Erik Jones:

   They have completely contrasting messages, where Trump has argued for 'America first,' Emmanuel Macron is arguing for a kind of cosmopolitan globalist vision of France and of Europe, that is going to create very sharp contrast when the two meet in France.

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