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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
Undergraduate institutions have long promised America’s young people opportunities to learn in cloistered conditions that are deliberately curated, anachronistic, and unrepresentative of work and life outside the quad.
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 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
Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 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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The Navy said Dry Dock 3 lacks the size and floor strength to support Virginia-class submarines and will become functionally obsolete as older Los Angeles-class attack submarines retire.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Bears currently play at the obsolete Soldier Field, which was last renovated more than 20 years ago.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But the solid axles also pair with the steering to produce the most antiquated element of an Ineos—either the SUV or truck.—
Michael Van Runkle,
Robb Report,
24 Sep. 2025
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At Dilara Findikoglu, models looked like ladies in waiting that had risen from the dead; wearing antiquated corsetry that was dirtied and torn.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Think ghost sightings, vintage photos from another era, and a bar that’s stood (literally, until the restaurant moved up the street, the bar was standing-only—no stools) the test of time.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
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Davis and his husband, Davie, poured their heart into creating a space that was warm, welcoming and teeming with vintage wares.—
Laura Hackett,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of heading to the ventanita and ordering the traditional hot cortadito, guests can now order iced and shaken cortaditos and cold foam coffees in flavors like Cuban S’mores, Guava Cold Foam, Maria Cookie Crumble and Honey Cortadito.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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At least under traditional censorship, content creators and consumers can know in advance which topics we’re not allowed to discuss.—
Onkar Ghate,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Otherwise, the final environmental analysis determined that, even after mitigation, three other impacts — land use, historical and tribal cultural resources, and noise — will be significant and unavoidable.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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The ex-Protagonist CEO, the focus of a recent The Hollywood Reporter profile ahead of Venice, has had a wild festival run this summer with Laszlo Nemes’ historical drama Orphan, Imran Perretta’s coming-of-age debut Ish, and Helen Walsh’s erotic sophomore feature On the Sea.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Throughout the book, Harris provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse into her historic sprint for the White House.—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Sep. 2025
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But the historic Bar Harbor Inn, built in the late 1800s, evokes the same spirit as those grand lodges.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Anachronistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anachronistic. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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