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MODERNISM Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word modernism. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word modernism. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for MODERNISM

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avant-garde
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

adjective satellite

• radically new or original

contemporary
adjectiveadj
noun

• a person of nearly the same age as another

adjective satellite

• characteristic of the present

• belonging to the present time

• occurring in the same period of time

current
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• occurring in or belonging to the present time

noun

• a flow of electricity through a conductor

• a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)

• dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

cutting-edge
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style

fashionable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• being or in accordance with current social fashions

• having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress

adjective satellite

• popular and considered appealing or fashionable at the time

forward-looking
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

• ahead of the times

innovative
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• ahead of the times

• being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before

modernistic
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• relating to a recently developed fashion or style

present-day
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective satellite

• belonging to the present time

progressive
adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj
adjective

• favoring or promoting progress

• (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases

noun

• a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

• a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

adjective satellite

• favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)

• gradually advancing in extent

• (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position

• advancing in severity

trendy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• in accord with the latest fad

up-to-date
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• reflecting the latest information or changes

• in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style

contemporaneity
nounn
noun

• the quality of being current or of the present

• the quality of belonging to the same period of time

contemporaneousness
nounn
noun

• the quality of being current or of the present

• the quality of belonging to the same period of time

modernity
nounn
noun

• the quality of being current or of the present

modernness
nounn
noun

• the quality of being current or of the present

Best Hypernyms For MODERNISM

Here is a list of related hypernyms for modernism, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Phrases (1)
up-to-dateness

Alternatives for AVANT-GARDE

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