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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ancient antiquated obsolete outdated passe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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But largely since the world wars, naval blockades have taken a back seat to more modern forms of economic warfare.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

To create a narrative around the home, Gaetjens and Wines are now working with multiple architects to draw up plans for potential renovations that would help to give the property a much more modern feel.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

“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

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

And because his attitude was poor, their attitude toward him was also poor, until, as time went on, his patients began seeking other, more modern remedies from other, more modern healers.

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness