Synonyms of modernist

modernist 1 of 2

noun

as in liberal

a person with very modern ideas

a time when Paris was the center of the universe for modernists in the art world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• liberal
• modern
• revolutionary
• leftist
• ultramodernist
• progressive
• reformist
• extremist
• radical
• bohemian
• lefty
• revolutionist
• neophiliac
• reformer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fossil
• reactionary
• conservative
• rightist
• fogy
• Tory
• stick-in-the-mud
• traditionalist
• veteran
• dodo
• right-winger
• old hand
• antediluvian
• standpatter
• conformist
• fuddy-duddy
• old-timer
• neoconservative
• neocon
• Bourbon
• square
• archconservative
• diehard
• Colonel Blimp
• stuffed shirt
• paleoconservative

modernist

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adjective

as in modern

Related Words

• modern
• contemporary
• modernistic
• ultramodern
• present-day
• current
• newfangled
• new age
• state-of-the-art
• designer
• new
• chic
• up-to-date
• fashionable
• stylish
• mod
• space-age
• red-hot
• new-fashioned
• fresh
• modernized
• latest
• hot
• futuristic
• nontraditional
• updated
• smart
• renewed
• latter-day
• high-tech
• last
• refurbished
• recent
• remodeled

Dissimilar Words

• antique
• old-world
• retro
• vintage
• old-time
• old-school
• old-fashioned
• quaint
• retrograde
• antiquated
• historical
• traditional
• obsolete
• historic
• old-timey
• moldy
• oldfangled
• olden
• rinky-dink

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of modernist

Noun

When the cabin became available for purchase, Susman bought it and commissioned modernist architect Carl Maston to design a house for her. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2026

Housed inside the austere modernist facade by architect John Moutoussamy, the interiors — the work of Palm Springs designers Arthur Elrod and William Raiser — were never renovated or changed. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

The 3,121-square-foot corner flagship is located inside a 1960s modernist building and boasts 12 large windows, six on the ground floor and six on the second level. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

From the 20th century is a 1933 copper and gilt sculpture by California modernist artist Sargent Claude Johnson. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

If midcentury or Italian modernist pieces aren’t your style, 2Modern also stocks more traditional office furniture for a wider range of aesthetics. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026

The Chemosphere, John Lautner’s modernist UFO hovering above Hollywood Hills. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Its Cotton rooms are bright and quiet, overlooking one of the typical block patios of Barcelona’s modernist Eixample district, as well as the hotel’s delightful interior courtyard. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

With Carrie, the architect of an elaborate dollhouse, and Florine, a painter whose iconoclastic canvases have made their way into the modernist canon, Ettie hosted a salon frequented by the day’s avant garde. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

Adjective

The backstory The original Okura, opened in 1962, was a modernist icon beloved for its distinctive lobby and mid-century design. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026

Tucked among towering trees, the Kubly House offers a different take on the modernist homes that helped define midcentury architecture. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2026

In the middle of the park, visible from the terrace of the restaurant, is a museum dedicated to the work of modernist sculptor Wilhelm Lehmbruck, designed by the artist’s son Manfred in 1957. — Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

Instead of Sektion kitchen cabinets, there’s the Frankfurt Kitchen, a model of modernist efficiency designed, in the nineteen-twenties, by the architect Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky and retrieved from an apartment in Frankfurt. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Critics couldn’t place the work, finding it out of step with modernist abstraction. — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Over it, a Helly Hansen long underwear shirt featuring modernist racing stripes down the sleeves, to provide a bit of visual architecture. — Heidi Julavits, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

With their modernist French flair that is well recognized in the world of luxury travel and hospitality, Humbert & Poyet has also published its first monograph. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Since founding his multidisciplinary design firm, 22RE, in 2021, Levin has drawn enthusiasm for his sensual, modernist approach to retail and residential interiors. — Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026