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designer

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of designer

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 of designer

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

fashionable, happening, in, modish, nouvelle, now, stylish

last, latest

modernized, updated

futuristic, high-tech (also hi-tech)

latter-day, recent
Near Antonyms of designer

anachronistic

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

bygone, former, late, olden, past

antique, historic, historical

retro, retrograde

kaput (also kaputt), obsolete, outmoded, outworn, unmodernized

old-world

discarded, disused, moth-eaten

forgotten, remote

ageless, dateless, timeless
Antonyms of designer

antiquated, archaic, dated, fusty, musty, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, out-of-date, passé

designer

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of designer

one who creates or introduces something new
  • credited as the designer of the first sneaker specifically intended for distance running
Synonyms of designer

contriver, developer, deviser, formulator, innovator, introducer, inventor, originator
Words Related to designer

author, begetter, creator, establisher, father, founder, generator, inaugurator, initiator, instituter (or institutor), sire

groundbreaker, pioneer, planner, researcher, researchist

builder, maker, producer

dreamer

codeveloper, coinventor, coproducer, coresearcher
Near Antonyms of designer

aper, copier, copycat, duplicator, imitator, mimic

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