anachronous

adjective

as in historical
belonging to an earlier time period The politician argued that anachronous laws enacted centuries ago should be revised or repealed.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anachronous
  1. historical
  2. antiquated
  3. historic
  4. obsolete
  5. traditional
  6. anachronistic
  7. antique
  8. past
Adjective
  • The row reached the competition jury’s press conference the day after the opening ceremony, where a reporter raised the question of historical fact and creative freedom.
    — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Furthermore, the use of economic arguments to justify oppression has disturbing historical precedent.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of historical
Adjective
  • The antiquated federal code lacks any guidance for building these homes to withstand earthquakes, wildfires or tornadoes.
    — Arindam Chowdhury, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Adopting techniques from classic-Hollywood style, cinematographers dusted off antiquated equipment, using tungsten bulbs instead of LEDs to create the low-key contrasts typical of the genre.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of antiquated
Adjective
  • Both those historic actions happened as part of the Biden administration's focus on anti-money laundering and efforts to promote compliance with the then-emerging virtual currency industry.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Yeager's historic flight followed a series of unpowered glide tests, incuding three by Yeager himself in August of 1947, followed by ever faster subsonic powered flights.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of historic
Adjective
  • As Jack Dorsey of Block argues, corporate hierarchy is an obsolete information-routing protocol.
    — Ming Lu, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • But a decade later, as streamers rely increasingly on acquisitions, co-financing and bundling, producers and distributors — far from becoming obsolete — have had to sharpen their dealmaking skills.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of obsolete
Adjective
  • The conversation also addressed AI, with Velazquez comparing current anxieties to earlier fears that computer animation and motion capture would eliminate traditional animation jobs.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Fans care about rivalries among teams made up of students who generally progress through college and exhaust their eligibility alongside their classmates, rather than athletes whose college careers extend well beyond the traditional timeline.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of traditional
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of anachronistic
Adjective
  • Everything is served on antique porcelain, mis-matched in design, yet unified in style.
    — Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
  • This dresser accommodates all your clothing, linens, and more, while the antique brass knobs add a pretty design detail.
    — Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of antique
Adjective
  • But ahead of November's midterm election, Democrats in recent weeks have ramped up campaign ads hitting their GOP opponents for past opposition to releasing the Epstein files.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Entertainment icon Liza Minnelli, also a past honoree, will serve as honorary chair.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of past
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