modern-day

adjective

mod·​ern-day ˈmä-dərn-ˈdā 

: existing today

problems facing most modern-day families

modern-day China

—often used to indicate that someone or something of the present is similar to someone or something of the past

The two lovers are a modern-day Romeo and Juliet.

the modern-day equivalent of a town crier

Examples of modern-day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Accordingly, many modern-day interlocutors of cringe are infatuated with the grotesque performative contortions required by life as a woman. — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Now the modern-day Hublot (it was adopted as the brand name after the first model’s success ) hopes to recapture some of that 1980s verve with an all-new version of Crocco’s original model called the Classic Fusion Tributo. — Simon De Burton, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026

The latest actor to bring method dressing into her press tour (just like Zendaya and Margot Robbie before her), Daisy Edgar-Jones is beautifully channeling a modern-day Jane Austen heroine to support her press tour for Sense and Sensibility. — Elle Turner, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2026

Over the audio clips, images cut between trial footage, modern-day interviews, and staged reenactments. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for modern-day

• aaa
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• axillae
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway