Synonyms of state-of-the-art

state-of-the-art

adjective

1

as in advanced

being or employing the latest concepts, styles, or techniques

a medical center that prides itself on being a leader in state-of-the-art microsurgery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advanced
• progressive
• pioneering
• modern
• unconventional
• cutting-edge
• new
• original
• contemporary
• revolutionary
• underground
• avant
• current
• avant-garde
• bizarre
• modernistic
• strange
• alternative
• novel
• nontraditional
• unprecedented
• fresh
• ultramodern
• unfamiliar
• trailblazing
• newfangled
• up-to-date
• antiestablishment
• unheard-of
• present-day
• hot
• outré
• unknown
• way-out
• far-out
• space-age
• unaccustomed
• red-hot
• new-fashioned
• mod

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• traditional
• conventional
• customary
• established
• orthodox

2

as in modern

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

he spent a boatload of money on a state-of-the-art home theater

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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• out-of-date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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of state-of-the-art

Anthropic has launched Claude Opus 5, a new flagship model that the company says delivers state-of-the-art performance on coding and knowledge-work tasks while costing the same to use as its predecessor. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026

The plan marks a new direction for Applied Intuition, which made a name for itself signing up major companies like Porsche, Isuzu and Komatsu, which are willing to pay top dollar for help designing state-of-the-art software. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

On weekends, finish your night with cocktails after dinner at the state-of-the-art jazz club. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026

Caracas built sprawling road networks, a state-of-the-art subway system, and towering skyscrapers. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Catch between 10 and 15 waves with a session at Atlantic Park Surf, a state-of-the-art facility generating up to 1,000 waves per hour. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 July 2026

That included high-profile teams like Argentina, which stayed in Kansas City to train at a Sporting Kansas City center, and Brazil, which trained at Red Bull New York's state-of-the-art Columbia Park Training Facility in New Jersey. — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 19 July 2026

Designed for walking, the course also includes a short game practice area and golf studio with a state-of-the-art simulator. — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026

In this way, baseball is explicitly following other sports, which were earlier to invest in state-of-the-art multifactor sound systems, huge screens, and sophisticated lighting schemas. — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026