Antonyms for avantgarde

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : uh-vahnt-gahrd, uh-vant-, av-ahnt-, ah-vahnt-; French a-vahn-gard

Phonetic Transcription : əˌvɑntˈgɑrd, əˌvænt-, ˌæv ɑnt-, ˌɑ vɑnt-; French a vɑ̃ˈgard

Definition of avantgarde

Origin : (also avant garde, avantgarde); French, literally "advance guard" (see avant + guard (n.)). Used in English 15c.-18c. in a literal, military sense; borrowed again 1910 as an artistic term for "pioneers or innovators of a particular period." Also used around the same time in communist and anarchist publications. As an adjective, by 1925.
The avant-garde générale, avant-garde stratégique, or avant-garde d'armée is a strong force (one, two, or three army corps) pushed out a day's march to the front, immediately behind the cavalry screen. Its mission is, vigorously to engage the enemy wherever he is found, and, by binding him, to ensure liberty of action in time and space for the main army. ["Sadowa," Gen. Henri Bonnal, transl. C.F. Atkinson, 1907]

As in innovative : adj creative
As in inventive : adj creative
As in liberal : adj progressive
As in modern : adj new, up-to-date
As in novel : adj new, original
As in odd/oddball : adj unusual, abnormal
As in pioneer : adj early, first
As in avant-garde : adj unconventional, forward-looking
As in progressive : adj liberal; growing
As in revolutionary : adj new, progressive
As in singular : adj unique, odd
As in state-of-the-art : adj pertaining to highest level of development at time
As in ultramodern : adj up-to-date
As in unconventional : adj very different; odd
As in underground : adj secret, subversive
As in up-to-date : adj current
As in way-out : adj unconventional
As in far out : adj unusual
As in camp : adj consciously affecting the unfashionable, weird, or bizarre
As in in vogue : adj in the current style
As in innovatory : adj inventive
As in latter-day : adj modern
As in liberalistic : adj liberal
As in subterrestrial : adj underground
As in advanced : adj ahead in position, time, manner
As in far-out : adj unconventional and offbeat
As in groundbreaking : adj pioneering
As in imaginative : adj creative, inventive
As in innovator : noun inventor
As in intellectual : noun very smart person
As in radical : noun person who advocates significant, often extreme change
As in cutting edge : noun leading position
As in dernier cri : noun latest fashion

Synonyms for avantgarde

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