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

Her teachers included modernists such as Biren De and Sailoz Mookherjea, and her education brought her into contact with books on European modernism. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 9 Nov. 2026

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

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