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Synonyms for modern
ˈmɒd ərnmod·ern

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Wiktionary3.0 / 2 votes

  1. modernadjective

    Synonyms:
    contemporary

    Antonyms:
    old, dated

  2. modernadjective

    Pertaining to the current time and style.

    Synonyms:
    contemporary

    Antonyms:
    old, dated

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. modern

    That which is new has lately come into existence, possession, or use; a new house is just built, or in a more general sense is one that has just come into the possession of the present owner or occupant. Modern denotes that which has begun to exist in the present age, and is still existing; recent denotes that which has come into existence within a comparatively brief period, and may or may not be existing still. Modern history pertains to any period since the middle ages; modern literature, modern architecture, etc., are not strikingly remote from the styles and types prevalent to-day. That which is late is somewhat removed from the present, but not far enough to be called old. That which is recent is not quite so sharply distinguished from the past as that which is new; recent publications range over a longer time than new books. That which is novel is either absolutely or relatively unprecedented in kind; a novel contrivance is one that has never before been known; a novel experience is one that has never before occurred to the same person; that which is new may be of a familiar or even of an ancient sort, as a new copy of an old book. Young and youthful are applied to that which has life; that which is young is possessed of a comparatively new existence as a living thing, possessing actual youth; that which is youthful manifests the attributes of youth. (Compare YOUTHFUL.) Fresh applies to that which has the characteristics of newness or youth, while capable of deterioration by lapse of time; that which is unworn, unspoiled, or unfaded; as, a fresh countenance, fresh eggs, fresh flowers. New is opposed to old, modern to ancient, recent to remote, young to old, aged, etc.

    See synonyms for OLD.

    Synonyms:
    fresh, juvenile, late, new, new-fangled, new-fashioned, new-made, novel, recent, upstart, young, youthful

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. modern

    Synonyms:
    present, existent, new, new-fangled, new-fashioned, recent, late, novel, later

    Antonyms:
    past, bygone, former, olden, ancient, old-fashioned, antiquated, obsolete

Princeton's WordNet2.5 / 2 votes

  1. modernnoun

    a contemporary person

    Synonyms:
    modern font

    Antonyms:
    old style font, old style, unstylish, regressive, classic, medieval, early, horse-and-buggy, gothic, middle, old-world, classical, Victorian, mediaeval, antebellum, unfashionable, nonmodern

  2. modern, modern font, Bodoni, Bodoni fontadjective

    a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes

    Synonyms:
    modern font

    Antonyms:
    old style, old style font, Victorian, regressive, early, horse-and-buggy, old-world, medieval, classic, gothic, mediaeval, unstylish, classical, nonmodern, middle, unfashionable, antebellum

  3. modernadjective

    belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

    "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric"

    Synonyms:
    forward-looking, modernistic, advanced, mod, innovative

    Antonyms:
    old style, old style font, antebellum, gothic, horse-and-buggy, unfashionable, regressive, classic, mediaeval, nonmodern, early, unstylish, middle, old-world, Victorian, classical, medieval

  4. mod, modern, modernisticadjective

    relating to a recently developed fashion or style

    "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs";

    Synonyms:
    modernistic, advanced, mod, innovative, forward-looking

    Antonyms:
    old style font, old style, horse-and-buggy, gothic, nonmodern, old-world, unfashionable, regressive, medieval, unstylish, middle, antebellum, mediaeval, early, Victorian, classic, classical

  5. modernadjective

    characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture

    Synonyms:
    forward-looking, modernistic, advanced, mod, innovative

    Antonyms:
    old style font, old style, unfashionable, early, classic, nonmodern, old-world, antebellum, mediaeval, medieval, regressive, classical, horse-and-buggy, unstylish, gothic, Victorian, middle

  6. advanced, forward-looking, innovative, modernadjective

    ahead of the times

    "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?"

    Synonyms:
    sophisticated, innovative, advance(a), mod, advanced, modernistic, ripe, innovational, advanced(a), groundbreaking, forward-looking, in advance(p)

    Antonyms:
    old style font, old style, early, regressive, mediaeval, classical, old-world, gothic, medieval, unfashionable, middle, horse-and-buggy, Victorian, unstylish, nonmodern, classic, antebellum

  7. Modern, Newadjective

    used of a living language; being the current stage in its development

    "Modern English"; "New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew"

    Synonyms:
    newfangled, innovative, forward-looking, novel, mod, advanced, young, modernistic, raw, unexampled, new(a), fresh

    Antonyms:
    old style, old style font, mediaeval, early, Victorian, classic, middle, old-world, nonmodern, classical, horse-and-buggy, gothic, medieval, unstylish, regressive, antebellum, unfashionable

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. modernadjective

    Synonyms:
    RECENT, late, new, novel, not ancient, not antique

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How to use modern in a sentence?

  1. Theresa May:

    An internet connection record is a record of the communications service that a person has used - not a record of every web page they have accessed, it is simply the modern equivalent of an itemized phone bill.

  2. Robert:

    This duality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versus passion, or mind and the "unconscious." There are moments in each of our lives when our verbal-intellect suggests one course, and our "heart" or intuition, another.

  3. Albert Einstein, "Autobiographical Notes":

    It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry.

  4. Seth Stein:

    He seems not to be familiar with modern geologic knowledge, in particular, geologists now know that the climate is warming rapidly because of human activities. This is is causing many serious problems including rising sea level, which is a major threat to coastal communities.

  5. Barry Bennett:

    And there was nothing we could do to make him talk about it in a lexicon that is much more modern.


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