most 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ancient antiquated obsolete outdated passe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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most modern

While most modern disciplines are friendly contests, the shin-kicking elicited winces and moans of sympathy from the crowd of more than 2,500 spectators on Friday.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

But unlike most modern trauma-horror films, a character’s suffering isn’t the crux of the story, but rather its entry point.

From Salon ● May 30, 2026

Midterm elections have been bruising for most modern presidents.

From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026

There’s so many movies about Los Angeles in the ’90s that really got L.A. in a way that most modern day movies about Los Angeles don’t.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026

Whereas chiefdoms’ populations range from a few thousand to a few tens of thousands, the populations of most modern states exceed one million, and China’s exceeds one billion.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond