Synonyms of anachronistic

anachronistic

adjective

variants 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.

Related Words

• obsolete
• antiquated
• vintage
• traditional
• historical
• historic
• antique
• forgotten
• ancient
• anachronous
• outmoded
• outdated
• old-fashioned
• quaint
• retro
• old-world
• out-of-date
• old-time
• old-school
• retrograde
• olden
• moldy
• outworn
• old-timey
• stodgy
• fusty
• dated
• past
• late
• superannuated
• venerable
• fossilized
• antediluvian
• atavistic
• passé
• rinky-dink
• hoary
• aged
• old hat
• erstwhile
• bygone
• age-old
• musty
• oldfangled
• former
• timeless
• ageless
• moth-eaten
• remote
• dateless

Dissimilar Words

• modern
• new
• contemporary
• current
• fresh
• modernistic
• modernist
• newfangled
• present-day
• up-to-date
• ultramodern
• hot
• fashionable
• new age
• stylish
• state-of-the-art
• chic
• modernized
• smart
• red-hot
• designer
• updated
• mod
• latest
• last
• new-fashioned
• space-age
• futuristic
• renewed
• nontraditional
• high-tech
• recent
• latter-day
• refurbished
• remodeled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of anachronistic

Nolan advances his vision, however crowd-pleasing and anachronistic, with vigorous confidence and unimpeachable clarity. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 July 2026

If true, the role of the 1960s hard-selling ‘rabbis’ would seem anachronistic – until the next iteration of studio management turns out to be as inert as its predecessors. — Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 June 2026

More screen time is given over to her burgeoning friendship with firebrand suffragette Mary, played by singer Lily Allen in a deliberately anachronistic performance — her forthright speech and manner beamed in directly from the 21st century. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 June 2026

And then there is a gory massacre scene from the original Camp Miasma, in which Little Death (played by TV Glow‘s Jack Haven) slaughters dozens of unlucky campers to a highly unusual, anachronistic hit song from the 1990s. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026

Be sure to stop by the concession stand and stock up on liquids before sitting down to watch Rupert Wyatt’s anachronistic swords-and-sandals epic set, as the opening graphics inform us, 1,500 years ago in Arabia. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026

Reemerging at a time when indie-rock and alt-country are mingling to substantial success and when slick, young Americana stars fill stadiums, top mainstream charts, and release data-dumps worth of material, Souled American sounds defiantly anachronistic. — Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026

Set inside a suspiciously anachronistic Dallas-area shopping mall, this recent SXSW premiere follows a quartet of young women working and worshipping at Free Eden. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026

Until the 20th century, seats in the House of Lords were mostly inherited — which began to look anachronistic in a modern democracy. — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026