anachronistic

adjective

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Definition of anachronisticnext
as in obsolete
belonging to an earlier time period The fashions that were all the rage just five years ago seem like anachronistic leftovers today.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anachronistic
  1. obsolete
  2. antiquated
  3. vintage
  4. traditional
  5. historical
  6. historic
Adjective
  • General and administrative expenses increased to $12.9 million from $11.9 million, primarily due to costs from the company's bi-annual national summit and obsolete inventory expenses.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
  • However, this rapid transformation also stirs anxiety, with employees worrying their jobs may become obsolete.
    Cory McNeley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of obsolete
Adjective
  • Such a prospect is one that the city’s antiquated water orthodoxy has never managed to fathom.
    Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Ahead of Election Day Cyclorama: The Shape of Things contains a wide spread of imagery: footage on both pro- and anti-segregation riots, recordings from antiquated circus acts featuring a dancing elephant, silhouettes of what appear to be Southern belles in hoop skirts that laugh over tea.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of antiquated
Adjective
  • On the wall, Volume by Guy de Rougemont (1972) and vintage 1970s aluminum sconces.
    Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The cocktails were served in vintage tumblers and highballs from North Country Vintage, which is owned by Joanna Murphy.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of vintage
Adjective
  • That’s well away from most other deer — and hunters, who are focusing on better-looking ground with better traditional habitat hundreds of yards away.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The Japan Times reported that the letters were carved into a wooden pillar of a traditional entrance, known as a torii gate, at the Meiji Shrine.
    Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of traditional
Adjective
  • Retailers often rely on historical data from previous seasons to make decisions, but by reacting quickly to the data at hand and responding to how the market is performing will be retailers’ best bets for a successful holiday season.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Economists caution that a straightforward reversion to historical economic conditions is probably not realistic.
    Tobias Burns, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of historical
Adjective
  • The broad inability of liberals to understand Trump’s political appeal except in terms flattering to their beliefs is itself part of the explanation for his historic, and entirely avoidable, comeback.
    Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Council District 1 race The district is an older and more historic area of the city with ties dating back to the Mormon pioneer times.
    Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of historic
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