designer

²designer

adj

Definition of DESIGNER

1

: of, relating to, or produced by a designer <designer wallpaper> <wearing a designer original>; also : displaying the name, signature, or logo of a designer or manufacturer <designer jeans>

2

: intended to reflect the latest in sophisticated taste or fashion <designer ice cream> <a designer haircut>

3

: modified artificially (as by genetic engineering) to fulfill individual specifications or meet a need <designer foods> <designer estrogens>

Examples of DESIGNER

1. <that car manufacturer is claiming that their new models are the last word in designer technology>

First Known Use of DESIGNER

1966

Related to DESIGNER

Synonyms: contemporary, current, modern, hot, mod, modernistic, new, new age, newfangled, new-fashioned, present-day, red-hot, space-age, state-of-the-art, ultramodern, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute

Antonyms: antiquated, archaic, dated, fusty, musty, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, out-of-date, passé

Related Words: fashionable, happening, in, modish, nouvelle, now, stylish; last, latest; modernized, updated; futuristic, high-tech (also hi-tech); latter-day, recent

Near Antonyms: anachronistic; aged, age-old, ancient, antediluvian, hoary, old, venerable; bygone, former, late, olden, past; antique, historic, historical; retro, retrograde; kaput (also kaputt), obsolete, outmoded, outworn, unmodernized; old-world; discarded, disused, moth-eaten; forgotten, remote; ageless, dateless, timeless

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