MODERNISE Antonyms

There are 14 antonyms of the word modernise. (opposite meanings)

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modern modernism modernist modernized modernizer

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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
	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	adjective satellite • no longer in use • old; no longer valid or fashionable
	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
	old-fashioned				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • out of fashion
	olden				adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
	adjective satellite • relating to time long past
	outdated				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • old; no longer valid or fashionable
	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
	regressive				adjectiveadj
	adjective • (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases • opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
	retrograde				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth • of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma adjective satellite • going from better to worse • moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction verb • move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies • move in a direction contrary to the usual one • move back • go back over • get worse or fall back to a previous condition
	traditional				adjectiveadj
	adjective • consisting of or derived from tradition adjective satellite • pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines
	backdated				verb, adjectivev, adj
	verb • make effective from an earlier date