MODERNIST Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word modernist. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for MODERNIST
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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 | ||||||||
| forward-looking | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • ahead of the times | ||||||||
| groundbreaking | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project adjective satellite • being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before | ||||||||
| innovative | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • ahead of the times • being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| revolutionary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn • relating to or having the nature of a revolution • advocating or engaged in revolution noun • a radical supporter of political or social revolution adjective satellite • markedly new or introducing radical change | ||||||||
| up-to-date | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • reflecting the latest information or changes • in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style | ||||||||
