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Synonyms for urbane

Adjective

1. polished, refined, svelte, urbane, sophisticated (vs. naive)
usage: showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters"
2. urbane, gracious (vs. ungracious)
usage: characterized by tact and propriety
3. sophisticated, urbane, cosmopolitan (vs. provincial)
usage: marked by wide-ranging knowledge and appreciation of many parts of the world arising from urban life and wide travel; "the sophisticated manners of a true cosmopolite"; "urbane and pliant...he was at ease even in the drawing rooms of Paris"
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