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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ancient antiquated obsolete outdated passe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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Instead of being completely mechanical, as it would have been practiced at the time, Sharpe and Bettany learned a more modern style.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

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

You can call one of them like an Italian villa, and then there’s a couple other ones that are near the water that are going to be more modern.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The new technique builds on more modern methods used in social care and secure hospital settings.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Besides, a new train line whisked businessmen straight from Shaker to the heart of the city: nothing could be more modern.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng