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more modern

ADJECTIVE

new, up-to-date

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contemporary current modernized present-day state-of-the-art stylish

STRONG

avant-garde concomitant latest novel now present recent today

WEAK

coincident concurrent contempo cutting-edge fresh last word late latter-day leading-edge modernistic modish neoteric new-fashioned newfangled prevailing prevalent twenty-first century up-to-the-minute with-it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

old old-fashioned past

STRONG

future

WEAK

ancient antiquated obsolete outdated passe

Example Sentences

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Surprisingly, this discovery about a horse’s gait sheds light on a much more modern debate—whether A.I. is on a path to consciousness.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

“With this biography,” writes the author, “I work to place Emily Brontë in the history of more modern ways of thinking.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Instead of being completely mechanical, as it would have been practiced at the time, Sharpe and Bettany learned a more modern style.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

To create a narrative around the home, Gaetjens and Wines are now working with multiple architects to draw up plans for potential renovations that would help to give the property a much more modern feel.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

I do remember complaining to her about the committee that had been set up to find a more modern name for Cold Sassy.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns