COSMOPOLITANISM Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

cosmopolitanism

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Definition of cosmopolitanism

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Recent Examples of cosmopolitanism Colorful glass lamps from Turkey These were purchased at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul—a city Field has visited numerous times and enjoys for its cosmopolitanism—while scouting for Sex and the City II. — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026 America’s relative openness to immigrants looked like decadence; cosmopolitanism and internationalism were objects of contempt. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Public shows of cosmopolitanism can only go so far, as Livraria Lello itself demonstrates. — Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026 For Iranians – particularly those in the diaspora – Googoosh symbolizes an era of cosmopolitanism in late-Pahlavi Iran, the period from the mid-1950s until 1979 when Iran’s popular music, cinema, television and fashion embraced modernity and questioned social norms. — Richard Nedjat-Haiem, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026 Buddhist culture and ideas, which spread across Asia through the trade routes and communication networks of an early urban cosmopolitanism, have long had a deep affinity with technoculture. — Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025 Studying Latin taught me that contemporary anxieties about manliness and cosmopolitanism date back thousands of years. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025 The main obstacle will likely be the politics of immigration, where the tension between cosmopolitanism and national solidarity surfaces most clearly. — Jeff D. Colgan, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2017

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Noun

Despite its embrace of lower density and suburban features such as cul-de-sacs, Dearborn Park is not without some moments of urbanity.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
The magazine’s urbanity lay in the anti-urbanism of its singular voices.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of urbanity

Noun

While the sophistication of Plath’s message evolved over the course of her life, the message itself really didn’t.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
For families Etereo is incredibly family-friendly, but not in a way that sacrifices any of its sophistication.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of sophistication

Noun

These critiques were amplified by Black content creators and the general social media audience, who took issue with the genre’s Eurocentric portrayal of knowledge and intellectualism.

— Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026
Fans of trivia like to say that caring so deeply about these facts at a time of disinformation and anti-intellectualism is an act of defiance—that picking up trivia is a way to keep knowledge from being disappeared.

— Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026

Definition of intellectualism

Noun

Colleges must remember that they have been set up to provide people with an education that stretches their cognitive abilities while preparing them for whatever comes next.

— Reynald Fasciaux, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Many investors have competing financial goals, such as saving for retirement, funding a child's college education, paying off student loans or buying a new home.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of education

Noun

That kind of cynicism is cheap and facile and masquerades as intelligence and erudition.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Longworth’s deep research, erudition, and spectacularly precise elocution have made the now-indie podcast essential storytelling for cinephiles.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 July 2026

Definition of erudition

Noun

The $235-million deal includes a 150-year ground lease with future rent to be paid to Cooper Union, which plans to use the funds to restore full-tuition scholarships to all undergraduates by 2028.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
At the suggestion of local philanthropists Mark and Robin Seigle, members were planning to donate any funding left beyond the above to create an arts scholarship at ECC in memory of Jones and Hamilton Wings.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of scholarship

Noun

Ultimately, the result is a negative impact on a learning experience that students will be paying for into their 60s.

— Reynald Fasciaux, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
People have moved so aggressively along the learning curve that those challenges are falling by the wayside.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of learning

Noun

However, to my knowledge no major American universities requires financial literacy — the language of money — from would-be students.

— Doug Wojcieszak, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026
That is, parents and other guardians are a child’s first teachers, and reading aloud to children contributes to their future literacy.

— Alex H. Poole, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of literacy

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