ULTRAMODERNIST Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

ultramodernist

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Definition of ultramodernist

as in liberal

a person with very modern ideas an ultramodernist in interior decoration, she freely uses materials that are recognizably man-made to achieve a look that enthusiastically embraces the 21st century

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Larson, first elected in 1998, built a quiet but reliable profile as an old-school Great Society liberal, on a mission to expand Social Security benefits by raising the tax cap.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Stern is an angry liberal, someone whose entire perspective on the country, on sports, on entertainment, is based on the ideology of the president.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026

Definition of liberal

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Sadequain, the celebrated Pakistani modernist whose paintings have fetched six figures, provides a useful warning.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Following their 1967 nuptials, Elvis and Priscilla spent their honeymoon in Palm Springs at William Krisel’s House of Tomorrow, a 4,695-square-foot modernist abode sectioned off into four circular spaces under a long, sloped roof.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of modernist

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One partner may love mid-century modern while the other leans farmhouse, but there is almost always a middle path that borrows from both.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
Three of the plans will be offered with Stratford modern, Santa Barbara and farmhouse architectural elevations, while a fourth plan will feature a single architectural style.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of modern

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To make matters worse, ten days later, revolutionaries stormed the Bastille.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Meyers turns out to be a rich kid with a fancy apartment, someone who can afford to play the artistic revolutionary—which doesn’t negate, and may indeed validate, his love for art.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of revolutionary

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