Definitions

avant-garde

[uh-vahnt-gahrd, uh-vant-, av-ahnt-, ah-vahnt-, a-vahn-gard] / əˌvɑntˈgɑrd, əˌvænt-, ˌæv ɑnt-, ˌɑ vɑnt-, a vɑ̃ˈgard /

ADJECTIVE

cutting-edge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advanced ahead of its time cutting-edge experimental groundbreaking innovative innovatory inventive leading-edge modern new new-wave original pioneering progressive revolutionary state-of-the-art trailblazing ultramodern unorthodox

STRONG

daring forward-looking forward-thinking hip last-word nonconformist off the beaten path radical

WEAK

Bohemian offbeat unconventional unfamiliar unorthodox untraditional way-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

behind the times old-fashioned orthodox outdated traditional

STRONG

conservative moderate

WEAK

conventional

Example Sentences

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The competition had its first African American winner, 14-year-old Zaila Avant-Garde, in 2021.

From BBC • May 31, 2023

“I don’t think you can establish any connection between this version of the Avant-Garde and Russian imperialism,” he said in a phone interview.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2023

“Hollywood Arensberg: Avant-Garde Collecting in Midcentury L.A.,” set to be released Oct.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2020

The National Institute on Drug Abuse announced Wednesday that it has awarded three scientists the Avant-Garde award for their HIV/AIDS prevention research.

From Washington Times • Apr. 5, 2017

In the same year that Avant-Garde folded, he began a newsletter called Moneysworth.

From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Millard, Max

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