Antonyms for anachronistic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uh-nak-ruh-nis-tik
Phonetic Transcription : əˌnæk rəˈnɪs tɪk


Definition of anachronistic

Origin :
  • 1775; see anachronism + -istic.
  • As in obsolete : adj no longer in use, in vogue
  • As in outmoded : adj obsolete, old-fashioned
  • As in untimely : adj inappropriate
Example sentences :
  • If there had been anyone there to see she would have made a most anachronistic bride.
  • Extract from : « Excuse Me! » by Rupert Hughes
  • In a wider sense, all historical writings are anachronistic.
  • Extract from : « August Strindberg, the Spirit of Revolt » by L. (Lizzy) Lind-af-Hageby
  • Both were anachronistic, and yet there was a certain suitability about both.
  • Extract from : « The Tower of Oblivion » by Oliver Onions
  • On costume, anachronistic but elaborate, the manager lavished his money and ingenuity.
  • Extract from : « Tragedy » by Ashley H. Thorndike
  • This anachronistic thinker was the English monk, Roger Bacon.
  • Extract from : « A History of Science, Volume 2(of 5) » by Henry Smith Williams
  • Anachronistic, non-standard, and inconsistent spellings retained as printed.
  • Extract from : « Life Aboard a British Privateer in the Time of Queen Anne » by Robert C. Leslie
  • The New York Sun printed a letter, not long ago, in which the drawings were declared to be anachronistic.
  • Extract from : « Trilbyana » by Joseph Benson Gilder & Jeannette Leonard Gilder
  • The chorus was anachronistic in costume, sorry in voice, and mournfully undrilled.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of a Widow » by Edgar Fawcett
  • And if they knew enough to spot that, wouldn't they be bound to realize the whole Elizabeth-Macbeth tie-up was anachronistic?
  • Extract from : « No Great Magic » by Fritz Reuter Leiber
  • To the hypocrisies of obsolete asceticism were added the affectations of anachronistic license.
  • Extract from : « Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) » by John Addington Symonds

Synonyms for anachronistic

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