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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- The politician argued that anachronous laws enacted centuries ago should be revised or repealed.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)
- antique,
- oldfangled,
- old-fashioned,
- old-school,
- old-time,
- old-timey,
- old-world,
- quaint,
- retro,
- retrograde,
- vintage
- dated,
- fusty,
- moth-eaten,
- musty,
- stodgy
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for anachronous
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