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FOLKLORE Antonyms

There are 12 antonyms of the word folklore. (opposite meanings)
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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

forward-looking
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

• ahead of the times

futuristic
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to futurism

innovative
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• ahead of the times

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

modern
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

noun

• a contemporary person

• a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes

adjective satellite

• used of a living language; being the current stage in its development

• relating to a recently developed fashion or style

• characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture

• ahead of the times

new
adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj
adjective

• not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

• unaffected by use or exposure

adverb

• very recently

adjective satellite

• in use after medieval times

• used of a living language; being the current stage in its development

• original and of a kind not seen before

• lacking training or experience

• having no previous example or precedent or parallel

• other than the former one(s); different

• (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity

• (often followed by `to') unfamiliar

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

recent
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
noun

• approximately the last 10,000 years

adjective satellite

• new

• of the immediate past or just previous to the present time

updated
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• information or data that updates

• the act of bringing someone or something up to date

verb

• modernize or bring up to date

• bring up to date; supply with recent information

• bring to the latest state of technology or supply with the latest data

Alternatives for AVANT-GARDE

Alternatives for CONTEMPORARY

Alternatives for CURRENT

Alternatives for FORWARD-LOOKING

Alternatives for FUTURISTIC

Alternatives for INNOVATIVE

Alternatives for MODERN

Alternatives for NEW

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