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also anachronic
as in obsolete
belonging to an earlier time period
The fashions that were all the rage just five years ago seem like anachronistic leftovers today.
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Recent Examples of anachronistic
Still, the anachronistic label may ultimately be a false comfort.
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Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
The play backfired because the Dodgers ran a perfect wheel play, an anachronistic maneuver in a sport in which sacrifice bunting is all but dead.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The anachronistic, startling tall ship and black mast, the word Dash clearly visible upon her prow, supposedly took the blasts and disappeared again.
—Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
Why are there multiple anachronistic Polish indie rock needle drops?
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
The movie’s world is gleefully anachronistic, and the characters even comment on that fact from time to time.
—Daniel Bromfield, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
But Elliott, whose office hired an attorney to keep up with residents seeking public documents, said the law is completely anachronistic.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
By that time, Rolls-Royce and Bentley (the latter distinguished only by its grille) had become anachronistic luxury cars based on the Silver Shadow unibody platform, which was launched in 1965 and made through 1980, mostly in four-door form.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
Experiencing Popular Culture is like sitting down with an anachronistic piece of comedic technology — Weinbach is basically a broken radio perpetually dialing in and out of random transmissions from the recent cultural past.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
The play backfired because the Dodgers ran a perfect wheel play, an anachronistic maneuver in a sport in which sacrifice bunting is all but dead.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The anachronistic, startling tall ship and black mast, the word Dash clearly visible upon her prow, supposedly took the blasts and disappeared again.
—Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
Why are there multiple anachronistic Polish indie rock needle drops?
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
The movie’s world is gleefully anachronistic, and the characters even comment on that fact from time to time.
—Daniel Bromfield, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
But Elliott, whose office hired an attorney to keep up with residents seeking public documents, said the law is completely anachronistic.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
By that time, Rolls-Royce and Bentley (the latter distinguished only by its grille) had become anachronistic luxury cars based on the Silver Shadow unibody platform, which was launched in 1965 and made through 1980, mostly in four-door form.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
Experiencing Popular Culture is like sitting down with an anachronistic piece of comedic technology — Weinbach is basically a broken radio perpetually dialing in and out of random transmissions from the recent cultural past.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anachronistic
Adjective
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Howitt and Aghion followed up with a theory on how creative destruction allows one technological advance to give way to another, so what's a breakthrough in one generation is obsolete by the next.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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Far from being obsolete, language degrees are the very foundation for preparing graduates to use, guide and improve these technologies.—
Annie K. Lamar,
Mercury News,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That outlook feels askew and antiquated.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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By the end, the old Wembley was best viewed from a distance — ideally 15 or 20 years’ distance as the crumbling concrete and antiquated facilities meant the Empire Stadium belonged in the same bygone era as its official name.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In addition, there will be vintage furniture, decorative pieces, books and magazines, while trunk shows and events are planned for the coming months.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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The singer, 35, wore a 1990s-era otter T-shirt from California's Monterey Bay Aquarium while filming The Official Release Party of a Showgirl, and the vintage shirt made an appearance during the final cut.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Actors were brought in to pretend to be North Korean soldiers and wellwishers, and a choir of local schoolchildren sang traditional songs.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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Qiuhao Qiuhao quietly opened fashion week with a strong collection mining the idea of utilitarian aspects of Chinese traditional garments in the 1930s, which were subtly influenced by the Art Deco movement.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Likewise, a detailed historical analysis by Nancy Morawetz, Professor of Clinical Law at New York University School of Law, and Natasha Fernández-Silber immigration attorney and researcher, cautions against assuming there is a comprehensive, one-size-fits-all registration system.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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The city’s legacy has been preserved through the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, which commemorates the immense scale and historical impact of the wartime plants.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Nestled in the center of the city’s historic Main Street is a quaint mom-and-pop shop, Sita’s Kitchen.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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The historic possessions were later donated to the Smithsonian Institution.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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