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anachronous

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Synonyms & Antonyms of anachronous

belonging to an earlier time period

The politician argued that anachronous laws enacted centuries ago should be revised or repealed.

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for anachronous

anachronistic
(also anachronic)

antiquated,
moldy,
obsolete,
rinky-dink

antique,
oldfangled,
old-fashioned,
old-school,
old-time,
old-timey,
old-world,
quaint,
retro,
retrograde,
vintage

historic,
historical,
olden,
traditional

old hat,
outdated,
outmoded,
out-of-date,
outworn,
passé,
superannuated

dated,
fusty,
moth-eaten,
musty,
stodgy

aged,
age-old,
ancient,
antediluvian,
atavistic,
fossilized,
hoary,
venerable

bygone,
erstwhile,
former,
late,
past

forgotten,
remote

ageless,
dateless

timeless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for anachronous

fresh,
new

contemporary,
current,
hot,
mod,
modern,
modernist,
modernistic,
new age,
newfangled,
new-fashioned,
present-day,
red-hot,
space-age,
state-of-the-art,
ultramodern,
up-to-date

chic,
designer,
fashionable,
smart,
stylish

modernized,
refurbished,
remodeled,
renewed,
updated

last,
latest

futuristic,
high-tech
(also hi-tech),
latter-day,
nontraditional

recent

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