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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ancient antiquated obsolete outdated passe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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more modern

A more modern tactic used across Australia is a prescribed burn, also known as a hazard reduction burn.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

At his Queenstown food truck, more modern, European-influenced offerings include a chicken Hāngī burger, served with a potato spread, grated apple and watercress salad on a sweet potato bun.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

Though older and a bit more modern than the iconically curious and headstrong original, she has not been updated with contemporary attitudes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

But new data shows that more modern EVs are doing better so far.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Although those Africans of 100,000 years ago had more modern skeletons than did their Neanderthal contemporaries, they made essentially the same crude stone tools as Neanderthals, still lacking standardized shapes.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond