Synonyms of designer

designer 1 of 2

noun

di-ˈzī-nər 

as in inventor

one who creates or introduces something new

credited as the designer of the first sneaker specifically intended for distance running

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inventor
• developer
• creator
• founder
• innovator
• author
• maker
• originator
• formulator
• builder
• contriver
• deviser
• introducer
• researcher
• generator
• producer
• pioneer
• initiator
• father
• begetter
• planner
• sire
• establisher
• dreamer
• inaugurator
• instituter
• researchist
• coproducer
• groundbreaker
• codeveloper
• coresearcher
• coinventor

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• copier
• imitator
• aper
• duplicator
• copycat
• mimic

designer

2 of 2

adjective

as in modern

being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles

that car manufacturer is claiming that their new models are the last word in designer technology

Synonyms & Similar Words

• modern
• new
• contemporary
• fashionable
• stylish
• current
• modernistic
• new age
• latest
• mod
• ultramodern
• modernized
• present-day
• futuristic
• state-of-the-art
• up-to-date
• newfangled
• hot
• red-hot
• space-age
• updated
• new-fashioned
• up-to-the-minute
• now
• recent
• modish
• last
• in
• nouvelle
• happening
• high-tech
• latter-day

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• former
• old-time
• old
• out-of-date
• venerable
• antiquated
• ancient
• past
• old-fashioned
• archaic
• dated
• historical
• antique
• late
• fusty
• anachronistic
• historic
• aged
• retro
• bygone
• hoary
• musty
• antediluvian
• olden
• age-old
• discarded
• obsolete
• oldfangled
• passé
• retrograde
• outmoded
• outworn
• old-world
• timeless
• disused
• remote
• forgotten
• unmodernized
• ageless
• moth-eaten
• kaput
• dateless

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of designer

Noun

The 26-year-old is currently in school to become a dental hygienist after spending a few years working as a digital designer. — Sarah Jackson jennifer Liu, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026

Plans have yet to be finalized for the largest of the buildings, which formerly housed the plant’s gigantic boilers, but options include classrooms, an indoor play space or an oceanographic institute, according to the project’s designers. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026

Adjective

On Wednesday, Target revealed the lookbook for the 180-piece multi-designer collection, whose pieces will retail from $15 to $80 and will come in sizes XXS to 4X. — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 8 Sep. 2021

Fashion fans lamenting the loss of directional retailers such as Barneys New York and Jeffrey New York, will soon have a new multi-designer playground to explore. — Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2021