MODERN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MODERN?

Need another word that means the same as “modern”? Find 35 synonyms and 30 related words for “modern” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Modern” are: mod, modernistic, new, advanced, forward-looking, innovative, present-day, contemporary, present, current, latter-day, recent, latest, fashionable, in fashion, in, in style, in vogue, up to date, up to the minute, all the rage, trendsetting, stylish, voguish, modish, chic, smart, the latest, newest, newfangled, fresh, progressive, bodoni, bodoni font, modern font

Modern as a Noun

Definitions of "Modern" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “modern” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A person who advocates or practises a departure from traditional styles or values.
• A contemporary person.
• A typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes.

Synonyms of "Modern" as a noun (3 Words)

bodoni	Italian printer who designed the Bodoni font (1740-1813.
bodoni font	A typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes.
modern font	A contemporary person.

Usage Examples of "Modern" as a noun

• They were moderns, they must not look back towards the old generation.

Modern as an Adjective

Definitions of "Modern" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “modern” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Denoting a current or recent style or trend in art, architecture, or other cultural activity marked by a significant departure from traditional styles and values.
• Belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages.
• Relating to a recently developed fashion or style.
• Characterized by or using the most up-to-date techniques, ideas, or equipment.
• Denoting the form of a language that is currently used, as opposed to any earlier form.
• Ahead of the times.
• Relating to a recently developed fashion or style.
• Characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture.
• Relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past.
• Used of a living language; being the current stage in its development.

Synonyms of "Modern" as an adjective (32 Words)

advanced	Ahead of the times. Special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University.
all the rage	Completely given to or absorbed by.
chic	Elegantly and stylishly fashionable. She looked every inch the chic Frenchwoman.
contemporary	Dating from the same time. The composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart.
current	Belonging to the present time; happening or being used or done now. Current psychoanalytic theories.
fashionable	Popular and considered appealing or fashionable at the time. Fashionable clothes.
forward-looking	Ahead of the times.
fresh	Not canned or otherwise preserved. One truck driver decided to get fresh with me.
in	Of the ball in tennis and similar games landing within the designated playing area. The in thing to do.
in fashion	Currently fashionable.
in style	Currently fashionable.
in vogue	Currently fashionable.
innovative	Being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before. Stylistically innovative works.
latest	In the current fashion or style. The very latest scientific discoveries.
latter-day	Belonging to the present or recent times.
mod	Modern. Tables in modernistic designs.
modernistic	Relating to a recently developed fashion or style. Tables in modernistic designs.
modish	In the current fashion or style. It seems sad that such a scholar should feel compelled to use this modish jargon.
new	Gratuitously new. My new car is four years old but has only 15 000 miles on it.
newest	In use after medieval times.
newfangled	Different from what one is used to; objectionably new. Newfangled ideas.
present	Fully focused on or involved in what one is doing or experiencing. She did not expect to find herself in her present situation.
present-day	Belonging to the present time.
progressive	Advancing in severity. Progressive euchre.
recent	New. A recent issue of the journal.
smart	(of a device) programmed so as to be capable of some independent action. Hi tech smart weapons.
stylish	Having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress. A stylish batsman.
the latest	Up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date.
trendsetting	Initiating or popularizing a trend.
up to date	Operating properly.
up to the minute	Getting higher or more vigorous.
voguish	Popular or in fashion at a particular time. He wore the costume of an art dealer from some voguish New York hangout of the late sixties.

Usage Examples of "Modern" as an adjective

• Tables in modernistic designs.
• The pace of modern life.
• Modern German.
• Their offices are in a modern skyscraper.
• Modern history.
• Totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric.
• They do not have modern weapons.
• Modern furniture.
• Matisse's contribution to modern art.
• Modern art.
• Modern European history.

Associations of "Modern" (30 Words)

chic	Stylishness and elegance, typically of a specified kind. The hotel s lobby and restaurant are the height of designer chic.
coeval	A person of nearly the same age as another. These lavas were coeval with the volcanic activity.
contemporary	A person or thing living or existing at the same time as another. The event was recorded by a contemporary historian.
craze	An interest followed with exaggerated zeal. The new craze for step aerobics.
current	A flow of electricity through a conductor. Magnetic fields are produced by currents flowing in the cables.
currently	At the present time. The EC is currently attempting greater economic integration.
fad	An arbitrary like or dislike. Some regard green politics as no more than the latest fad.
faddish	Intensely fashionable or popular for a short period of time. Superficial faddish approaches to spirituality.
fashion	How something is done or how it happens. The latest Parisian fashions.
fashionable	Popular and considered appealing or fashionable at the time. They risked being scoffed at by their more fashionable friends.
freshly	Newly; recently. Freshly ground black pepper.
lately	In the recent past. Lately the rules have been enforced.
latest	Up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date. The latest news.
modish	Conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable. It seems sad that such a scholar should feel compelled to use this modish jargon.
newly	Very recently. They are newly married.
now	Used to preface a command or reproof or request. Goods now on sale.
nowadays	In these times. Nowadays many people condemn hunting.
presently	At this time or period; now. There are presently 1 128 people on the waiting list.
recency	A time immediately before the present.
recent	Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time. His recent trip to Africa.
recently	At a recent time; not long ago. I recently bought a CD player.
shortly	For a short time. The flight was hijacked shortly after takeoff.
sophistication	Falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies. The technological sophistication of their products.
stylish	Neat, confident, and skilful. The stylish resort of Gstadd.
superego	That part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience. True schizophrenias lack the superego elements present in paranoia.
today	In these times. Today is a rest day.
ultramodern	Extremely modern. Dadism and ultramodern art.
up-to-date	A meeting arranged in advance.
urbanity	Courteousness and refinement of manner. There is an important difference between rusticity and urbanity.
whereabouts	The general location where something is. Whereabouts do you come from.