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more modern

ADJECTIVE

new, up-to-date

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contemporary current modernized present-day state-of-the-art stylish

STRONG

avant-garde concomitant latest novel now present recent today

WEAK

coincident concurrent contempo cutting-edge fresh last word late latter-day leading-edge modernistic modish neoteric new-fashioned newfangled prevailing prevalent twenty-first century up-to-the-minute with-it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

old old-fashioned past

STRONG

future

WEAK

ancient antiquated obsolete outdated passe

Example Sentences

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“If it works here, it’s a model for Phoenix and Houston and all sorts of other cities in America that are more modern, didn’t grow up around transit, but could fit transit in.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

In midtown, Delmonico’s aims to recapture the power-lunch crowd and introduce a more modern twist on its historic brand, said Adam Plitt, the new executive chef for Delmonico’s Hospitality Group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

It is especially important for Chelsea, who still lack a long‑term front‑of‑shirt sponsor and whose stadium, Stamford Bridge, lags behind the bigger and more modern grounds used by many of their league rivals.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

WireGuard, for its part, uses ChaCha20-Poly1305 as its encryption protocol – a slightly more modern protocol than AES-256, and is also deemed very secure.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

When the war began in July 1914, the United States was on the verge of changing dramatically to a more modern society.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler