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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