noncontemporary

adjective

Definition of noncontemporarynext
1
as in asynchronous

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2
as in archaic

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Recent Examples of noncontemporary According to showrunner Chris Van Dusen, the choice to sneakily drop contemporary music into the decidedly noncontemporary setting was meant to reflect Bridgerton's fresh take on the period romance genre as a whole. — Andrea Park, Marie Claire, 29 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncontemporary
  1. asynchronous
  2. archaic
  3. antiquated
  4. obsolete
  5. old-time
  6. antediluvian
  7. ancient
  8. out-of-date
Adjective
  • Ro and Hims will write prescriptions for weight loss or anxiety after an asynchronous intake.
    — Arya Rao, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Flexible hours, asynchronous options, agendas in advance and the freedom to move between remote and onsite by week will retain your best people and help everyone else.
    — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of asynchronous
Adjective
  • And Lukas’ father is at pains to cope with the situation without resorting to archaic methods of patriarchal control.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The rest were made with metalpoint, an archaic drafting technique closely associated with Renaissance drawing in Italy and Northern Europe.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of archaic
Adjective
  • Costco online cake ordering updates antiquated system The online cake ordering feature was first revealed to be on the way by Costco CEO Ron Vachris in the company's quarterly earnings call in December 2025.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Additionally, interviews and encounters with the slain officers’ family members also illustrate the cost and harm of a job that was formed in the early 19th century and remains antiquated and unchanged in our 21st-century world.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of antiquated
Adjective
  • Probably the easiest description of psychosis is the obsolete term of insanity.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But as the history of trading technology shows, what is considered groundbreaking one day can be obsolete the next.
    — Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of obsolete
Adjective
  • For this tigress, the elder Singh urged a haka, an old-time beat.
    — Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The shop, both a drug store and old-time fountain shop, offers fountain sodas as well as subs and sandwiches.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of old-time
Adjective
  • From the first page, Satrapi questions and lampoons the antediluvian and Draconian policies of the Islamic Republic, particularly with respect to women.
    — Joobin Bekhrad, Time, 10 June 2026
  • His stories about breaking into the New York Times conjured up a lost world that seems positively antediluvian now.
    — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2026
Definition of antediluvian
Adjective
  • Although there are plenty of books in three languages (Arabic, French, and English), there are also museums, a planetarium, and a lab dedicated to restoring and preserving ancient manuscripts.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike the other four, it was not protected as an ancient monument because it was believed to have been lost.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of ancient
Adjective
  • There are glimmers of success in almost every advanced country, including the United States, at agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service, which has finally begun to modernize its woefully out-of-date technology.
    — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Because the whiskey selection is ever changing, the menu is notoriously out-of-date.
    — Don Tse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of out-of-date

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