not modern

ADJECTIVE

old-fashioned

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ancient antique archaic corny dated odd old old-time outdated outmoded primitive

WEAK

antiquated behind the times bygone dead demoded disapproved dowdy démodé extinct grown old moldy musty neglected not current not with it obsolescent obsolete of old of olden days of the old school old guard old-hat old-school olden oldfangled out out of it out of style out-of-date outworn passé past rococo superannuated unfashionable unstylish vintage

Antonyms

STRONGEST

current fresh modern new present recent up-to-date young

WEAK

contemporary in vogue

ADJECTIVE

passé

Synonyms

STRONGEST

antiquated dated

STRONG

disused démodé has-been obsolete out-of-date outdated outmoded outworn

WEAK

belated dead extinct superseded unfashionable yesterday

Antonyms

WEAK

current fashionable in in vogue modern new

Example Sentences

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The article spinner that hit MSN is mere decades-old computer wrangling, not modern machine learning.

From Scientific American • Sep. 28, 2023

But even if not, modern diesel locomotives haul far more people with fewer emissions than conventional cars or airliners.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2023

She has stuck to a small coterie of designers and brands who are contemporary but not modern, conservative but not old-fashioned, like Markarian, Gabriela Hearst and Brandon Maxwell.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2023

“But one should not forget that these are still Soviet and not modern Western aircraft.”

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2023

There is not a precept taught in it which is not modern as well as ancient, and which is not fit alike for Christians and Pagans.

From The Life of Cicero Volume II. by Trollope, Anthony

not modern

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