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• outdated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• out-of-date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

Crowds in an anachronistic fashion mashup of 1950s fedoras, 1940s newsboy caps, and 1960s pillbox hats celebrate some undefined New Year’s Eve of yore. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026

Launching a linear channel may feel anachronistic and comes at a time when the BBC is set to close at least one but under maverick content chief Ben Frow, 5 has leaned in to linear. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Their brand names have some modest residual value but their original purpose—organizing content into a schedule—is entirely anachronistic today. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Lioness has always been a mess of contradictory political signifiers and anachronistic pop-cultural touchpoints, amounting to a 20th-century-style espionage adventure wrapped in 21st-century military-industrial dystopia. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026

Part bildungsroman, part romance, Doran’s fizzy yet intelligent interpretation is as self-assured as its protagonist, with anachronistic flourishes that pay homage to Sybylla’s spirit of subversion. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026

Even under a simple two-person dialogue, Johnnie Burn’s sound design and Daniel Pemberton’s score are jointly heavy on churning, faintly industrial noise, supplemented by suitably anachronistic rock soundtrack cuts. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

Because the film is so anachronistic on a deep level, its surface anachronisms start to merit attention. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

What happened to the colonists remains unknown, but archaeological finds—including otherwise anachronistic English artifacts on Hatteras Island—give some support to White’s theory that at least some of the colonists relocated willingly. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026