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
- 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
- a bit previous
- abortive
- anachronistic
- ancient
- antediluvian
- antiquated
- antique
- archaic
- awkward
- badly timed
- behind the times
- bent
- bright and early
- bygone
- dated
- dead
- dead and gone
- démodé
- dinosaur
- disagreeable
- discarded
- disused
- done for
- dusty
- early
- early bird
- early on
- extinct
- fossil
- fossilized
- gone
- had it
- has-been
- horse and buggy
- ill-timed
- improper
- inauspicious
- inconvenient
- inexpedient
- inopportune
- intrusive
- kaput
- malapropos
- mistimed
- moldy
- moth-eaten
- musty
- obsolescent
- obsolete
- old
- old-fashioned
- old-hat
- old-school
- old-time
- olden
- out
- out-of-date
- out-of-fashion
- out-of-style
- outmoded
- outworn
- overearly
- oversoon
- passé
- premature
- previous
- soon
- stale
- superannuated
- superseded
- timeworn
- tired
- too early
- too late
- undue
- unfashionable
- unfavorable
- unfit
- unfortunate
- unlucky
- unpropitious
- unseasonable
- unseemly
- unstylish
- unsuitable
- unsuited
- unusable
- vintage
- wrong
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