Thesaurus / anachronistic

anachronistic

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as inobsolete

as inoutmoded
as inuntimely

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For that he incurred the criticism of historians and others who claimed he did not understand the purpose of history, which is to understand the human endeavors of an era on its own terms, not with anachronistic hindsight.

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Transmissions with only four speeds, wheels with five lug nuts, and a solid rear axle all seem highly anachronistic to fans of most other types of motorsport.

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Amateur-radio enthusiasts are used to being maligned as defenders of some anachronistic pastime, a retro social network for retired vets and lo-fi tech buffs.

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When schools closed in March, teachers immediately stepped in to fill the gaps left when our paper-based instructional materials became anachronistic overnight.

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The boys’ music lessons, to Peter, seemed woefully, almost willfully anachronistic, a literal fiddling while Rome or Los Angeles burned.

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For fans of the current team, this might seem some combination of anachronistic and silly, the star running back wearing elaborate costumes and assuming bizarre personas for his weekly Thursday sessions with reporters.

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Cases of wills being hastily inscribed on physical objects are becoming increasingly anachronistic.

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She has neglected no source which would throw light upon this very anachronistic epoch.

THE JOURNAL OF NEGRO HISTORY, VOLUME 5, 1920VARIOUS

Anachronistic, non-standard, and inconsistent spellings retained as printed.

LIFE ABOARD A BRITISH PRIVATEER IN THE TIME OF QUEEN ANNEROBERT C. LESLIE

I don't mind Slith so much, he's only a little anachronistic reptile, a descendent of happier days in dinosaurial dawndom.

FUTURIA FANTASIA, SPRING 1940VARIOUS

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