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newfangled

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of newfangled

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

We got one of those newfangled espresso makers.

Synonyms of newfangled

contemporary, current, designer, hot, mod, modern, modernistic, new, new-fashioned, present-day, red-hot, space-age, ultramodern, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute

Words Related to newfangled

fashionable, happening, in, modish, now, stylish

modernized, updated

futuristic, high-tech (also hi-tech)

latter-day, recent

Near Antonyms of newfangled

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

discarded, disused, moth-eaten

forgotten, remote

Antonyms of newfangled

antiquated, archaic, dated, fusty, musty, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, out-of-date, passé

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