MODERN Antonyms

There are 17 antonyms of the word modern. (opposite meanings)

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	ancient				adjectiveadj
	noun • a very old person • a person who lived in ancient times adjective satellite • belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire • very old
	old-fashioned				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • out of fashion
	antiquated				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
	archaic				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period • little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
	medieval				adjectiveadj
	adjective • relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages adjective satellite • as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened • characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages
	obsolete				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • no longer in use • old; no longer valid or fashionable
	outdated				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • old; no longer valid or fashionable
	outmoded				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • out of fashion
	primitive				noun, adjectiven, adj
	noun • a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization • a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived • a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms adjective satellite • belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness • little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type • used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies • of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
	traditional				adjectiveadj
	adjective • consisting of or derived from tradition adjective satellite • pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines
	dated				verb, adjectivev, adj
	adjective satellite • marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
	former				adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
	adjective • referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several) noun • the first of two or the first mentioned of two adjective satellite • belonging to some prior time • (used especially of persons) of the immediate past • belonging to the distant past
	historical				adjectiveadj
	adjective • of or relating to the study of history • used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time adjective satellite • having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary • belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
	nonmodern				adjectiveadj
	adjective • not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time
	old				adjectiveadj
	adjective • (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age • of long duration; not new noun • past times adjective satellite • of a very early stage in development • (used for emphasis) very familiar • skilled through long experience • belonging to some prior time • excellent • just preceding something else in time or order
	premodern				adjectiveadj
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	old style				adjectiveadj
	noun • a typeface (based on an 18th century design) distinguished by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little contrast between light and heavy strokes