modern




belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

"modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric"

Antonym:
  • nonmodern

Nearest:
  • contemporary; modern-day
  • neo
  • red-brick; redbrick
  • ultramodern
  • moderne


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