Synonyms of newfangled

newfangled

adjective

ˈnü-ˈfaŋ-gəld 

as in modern

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

got one of those newfangled espresso makers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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• out-of-date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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of newfangled

That includes newfangled financial firms that may see higher demand as some tax changes and other cost-of-living policies are implemented, and homebuilders that would see an uptick if mortgage rates fell. — Geoffrey Morgan, Bloomberg, 3 Feb. 2026

Cronin’s Bruins must prepare for a newfangled approach with each opponent. — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026

Saudi Arabia’s regional headquartering policy is yielding some newfangled definitions of a corporate territory. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 28 Jan. 2026

But Cézanne’s newfangled fracturing of old-fashioned still lifes and landscapes became the very motor of modernism. — J. S. Marcus, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026

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