anachronous

adjective

Definition of anachronousnext
as in historical
belonging to an earlier time period The politician argued that anachronous laws enacted centuries ago should be revised or repealed.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anachronous
  1. historical
  2. antiquated
  3. historic
  4. obsolete
  5. traditional
  6. antique
  7. past
Adjective
  • The voting rituals, including hanging the voting papers on a thread, were precisely replicated and based largely on historical fact to showcase the intricate closeup detail.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
  • The History Of Sound Josh O’Connor and Paul Mescal co-star in Oliver Hermanus’s historical romantic drama based on a short story of the same name.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of historical
Adjective
  • Caustic put-downs of Milton Berle, Jim Henson, and Johnny Carson anticipate the partisan snark by which SNL would pillory Millennial conservatives as non-hip — the antiquated value that has bankrupt stand-up comedy today.
    Armond White, National Review, 1 Jan. 2025
  • The revised plan also addresses issues with small classrooms, undersized and outdated technical education spaces, as well as antiquated gym spaces.
    Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of antiquated
Adjective
  • The Granny Not that his historic 50-50 night was merely an encore, but a few weeks earlier, Ohtani joined the 40-40 club with a walk-off grand slam against the Tampa Bay Rays at Dodger Stadium.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Although the Dartmouth matter will no longer make college athletes employees, it will be remembered as playing a historic role in how that topic is ultimately resolved.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of historic
Adjective
  • Where To See The Quadrantid Meteor Shower Peak Unlike most meteor showers named after constellations, the Quadrantids derive their name from the obsolete constellation called Quadrans Muralis.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Or maybe someone will come up with a totally new architecture that renders transformers obsolete.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of obsolete
Adjective
  • Evasive techniques: The use of PDF-based phishing bypasses traditional URL scanning and exploits user trust in business documents.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Valorie Wilmore: Gallatin High School Valorie Wilmore is a very imaginative artist who works with digital art and traditional media, school officials said, as a student at Gallatin High School, part of the Sumner County School District in Gallatin.
    Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of traditional
Adjective
  • The majority of the antique gnomes, many imported from Germany, are found in Fairyland Caverns, nestled into fairy tale scenes.
    Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Stylish Vintage Lighting The trend for brown, earthy shades and warm metallics is seeping into lighting design in the form of antique finishes and classic lighting styles.
    Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of antique
Adjective
  • The cost leads Ghada to track down old connections from her past life, from madams to once-regular johns, in order to facilitate land deals, or make good on old favors, or pay find money for her Mecca trio, or … well, the list is long.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Further Reading See the archive for past and future posts.
    New York Times Games, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of past
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