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

This is the site where, according to legend, Augustus, founder of the Roman Empire, once built his villa—apparently as besotted with the views of Vesuvius as modern-day guests are. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

As Georgina Kleege has observed in her own later-day reckoning, Keller herself would not have been able to find her way around this house, and Godspeed to any other modern-day blind or DeafBlind person who tried. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

Union support in the US is at a modern-day high, with majorities of both political parties expressing positive views about organized labor, according to Gallup polling. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Ready or Not proved to be a breakout role for Weaving, who has since become widely recognized as a modern-day scream queen. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 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