ahistorical
adjective
ahis·tor·i·cal
ˌā-hi-ˈstȯr-i-kəl 
-ˈstär-
variants
or ahistoric
ˌā-hi-ˈstȯr-ik
-ˈstär-
: not concerned with or related to history, historical development, or tradition
an ahistorical attitude
also
: historically inaccurate or ignorant
an ahistorical version of events
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To think, nonetheless purport this is ahistorical, egregiously shortsighted, and, inevitably, anti-Black.
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Julian Randall, Essence, 16 Sep. 2024
The result is a moving if willfully ahistorical study of an agrarian paradise lost.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
The sweltering 91-degree heat did not keep the play’s legion of boldface fans from paying homage to this deliciously ahistorical (and critically acclaimed) first-lady farce.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 12 July 2024
Shakespeare’s huge impact on the English language likely helped to form how whiteness comes to be defined as a racial category, but a non-inclusive approach to who gets to play certain characters is pretty ahistorical to the time Shakespeare actually lived in.
—Banseka Kayembe, refinery29.com, 15 Apr. 2024
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Julian Randall, Essence, 16 Sep. 2024
The result is a moving if willfully ahistorical study of an agrarian paradise lost.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
The sweltering 91-degree heat did not keep the play’s legion of boldface fans from paying homage to this deliciously ahistorical (and critically acclaimed) first-lady farce.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 12 July 2024
Shakespeare’s huge impact on the English language likely helped to form how whiteness comes to be defined as a racial category, but a non-inclusive approach to who gets to play certain characters is pretty ahistorical to the time Shakespeare actually lived in.
—Banseka Kayembe, refinery29.com, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Ahistorical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ahistorical. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.
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