ahistorical

adjective

ahis·​tor·​i·​cal ˌā-hi-ˈstȯr-i-kəl 

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variants or ahistoric

ˌā-hi-ˈstȯr-ik 

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: not concerned with or related to history, historical development, or tradition

an ahistorical attitude

also : historically inaccurate or ignorant

an ahistorical version of events

ahistorically

ˌā-hi-ˈstȯr-i-k(ə-)lē 

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adverb

ahistoricism

ˌā-hi-ˈstȯr-ə-ˌsi-zəm 

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noun

ahistoricity

ˌā-ˌhi-stə-ˈri-sə-tē 

noun

Examples of ahistorical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But pessimism about Ukraine’s capabilities is ahistorical and wrongheaded. —Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025

But the vernacular and ahistorical images are what give the show its rich, tangy flavor. —Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 24 May 2025

The decision to release these documents, without redaction, is just one of many paradoxes of President Vladimir Putin’s Russia, where state archives continue to release vast troves of evidence about the Soviet past even as the regime cracks down on free inquiry and spreads ahistorical propaganda. —Sergey Radchenko, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2023

The Murrow figure is used against video footage of McCarthy in an ahistorical manner. —Armond White, National Review, 30 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ahistorical

• allegorical
• metaphorical
• oratorical
• unhistorical
• historical
• rhetorical
• sociohistorical