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present-day

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of present-day

1 being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles
  • Present-day technology has rendered yesterday's marvels obsolete.
Synonyms of present-day

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

fashionable, happening, in, modish, now, stylish

last, latest

modernized, updated

futuristic, high-tech (also hi-tech)

latter-day, recent
Near Antonyms of present-day

anachronistic

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

old-world

discarded, disused, moth-eaten

forgotten, remote
Antonyms of present-day

antiquated, archaic, dated, fusty, musty, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, out-of-date, passé
2 existing or in progress right now
  • the present-day administration in Washington
Synonyms of present-day

current, extant, immediate, instant, ongoing, present
Words Related to present-day

contemporary, modern, modernistic, new, newfangled, new-fashioned, recent, red-hot, space-age, ultramodern, up-to-date

breathing, existent, living
Near Antonyms of present-day

coming, future, unborn

completed, concluded, done, ended, finished, over, terminated, through, up

ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, dated, fusty, musty, obsolete, old, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, out-of-date, outworn, passé

bygone, erstwhile, former, past

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