What is another word for anachronistic?
Pronunciation:
[ ˌanɐkɹənˈɪstɪk], [ ˌanɐkɹənˈɪstɪk], [ ˌa_n_ɐ_k_ɹ_ə_n_ˈɪ_s_t_ɪ_k]
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Similar words for anachronistic:
- absurd (adjective)
- inappropriate (adjective)
- obsolete (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- outmoded (adjective)
- untimely (adjective)
- anachronistic (noun)
- antiquated (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Anachronistic:
adj.
• absurd (adjective)- idiotic,
- meaningless,
- nonsensical,
- irrational,
- impossible,
- ludicrous,
- illogical,
- preposterous,
- crazy,
- paradoxical,
- eccentric,
- self-contradictory,
- inane,
- incongruous,
- inconsistent,
- contradictory,
- fallacious,
- farcical,
- absurd,
- senseless,
- bizarre,
- silly,
- foolish,
- implausible,
- outlandish,
- invalid,
- stupid,
- ridiculous.
- antediluvian,
- moldy,
- old-fashioned,
- Superseded,
- moth-eaten,
- extinct,
- bygone,
- gone,
- outworn,
- horse and buggy,
- dead,
- old,
- out,
- unfashionable,
- dusty,
- archaic,
- fossil,
- kaput,
- antique,
- stale,
- discarded,
- out-of-date,
- superannuated,
- timeworn,
- done for.
- has-been,
- disused,
- old-hat,
- out of fashion,
- old-school,
- oldfashioned,
- dinosaur,
- dead and gone,
- had it,
- out of date,
- old fashioned,
- outmoded,
- out-of-fashion,
- obsolete.
- fossilized,
- out of style,
- bent,
- vintage,
- unusable,
- old-time,
- tired,
- behind the times,
- unstylish,
- obsolescent,
- olden,
- musty,
- out-of-style.
- inconvenient,
- unfit,
- improper,
- wrong,
- awkward,
- badly timed,
- unsuitable,
- unlucky,
- bright and early,
- unseemly,
- undue,
- soon,
- inexpedient,
- unsuited,
- inauspicious,
- unfortunate,
- illtimed,
- too early,
- too late,
- unfavorable,
- ill timed,
- intrusive,
- disagreeable,
- premature,
- unpropitious,
- previous,
- ill-timed,
- early bird,
- overearly,
- a bit previous,
- early on,
- malapropos,
- abortive,
- Oversoon,
- inopportune.
n.
• anachronistic (noun) • antiquated (noun) • Other relevant words: (noun)Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words:- character,
- mouldy,
- away,
- goosy,
- kayoed,
- dizzy,
- cast-off,
- unavailing,
- short,
- at rest,
- giddy,
- ineffectual,
- deadened,
- asleep,
- freakish,
- inapplicable,
- knack,
- nonmeaningful,
- asinine,
- imbecilic,
- not bad,
- water under the bridge,
- case,
- flake,
- unsuccessful,
- disconnected,
- tabu,
- bully,
- played out,
- embarrassing,
- ill-sorted,
- overaged,
- nutcase,
- wrongfulness,
- imbecile,
- dandy,
- unwarranted,
- faulty,
- quaint,
- cold,
- nonconcentric,
- washed-up,
- dented,
- platitudinal,
- fogy,
- back-number,
- confounding,
- at odds,
- out of it,
- discrepant,
- bang-up,
- unconventional,
- numb,
- indecorous,
- incorrectly,
- indispose,
- oddball,
- unfortunate person,
- lightheaded,
- cracking,
- ex,
- ill-chosen,
- punch-drunk,
- confused,
- bypast,
- dog-tired,
- superfluous,
- of late,
- unenviable,
- hackneyed,
- softheaded,
- unintelligent,
- dust-covered,
- pointless,
- drunk,
- later,
- groovy,
- incompatible,
- ominous,
- pudden-head,
- inconceivable,
- unacceptable,
- prematurely,
- dullard,
- anserine,
- garbled,
- unsound,
- wasted,
- bad,
- forbidden,
- shut-in,
- light-headed,
- stupefied,
- looney,
- onetime,
- in arrears,
- taboo,
- bunglesome,
- unbalanced,
- oldtimer,
- handicap,
- disqualify,
- bent grass,
- ill-fated,
- bushed,
- gooselike,
- age-old,
- latterly,
- inept,
- in advance,
- fagged,
- conflicting,
- mad,
- airheaded,
- soft-witted,
- stunned,
- incapacitate,
- bent on,
- disturbed,
- beat,
- screwball,
- dazed,
- smashing,
- quondam,
- luckless,
- adverse,
- unreasonable,
- poor fish,
- ripped,
- indecent,
- unserviceable,
- sometime,
- cockeyed,
- proscribed,
- advance,
- untoward,
- wild,
- unhinged,
- antiquate,
- disjointed,
- gaga,
- passe,
- peachy,
- stillborn,
- inopportunely,
- crackbrained,
- mutually exclusive,
- absolutely,
- flakey,
- worn-out,
- disable,
- unlogical,
- doomed,
- incorrect,
- fossilised,
- slap-up,
- belatedly,
- ko'd,
- scattered,
- unconnected,
- fogey,
- come out,
- shortly,
- undone,
- one-time,
- flaky,
- slaphappy,
- mismated,
- presently,
- bended,
- nifty,
- keen,
- at peace,
- fatuous,
- old-timer,
- styleless,
- unimaginable,
- pillock,
- all in,
- set,
- goofy,
- uneasy,
- before long,
- ill-starred,
- cumbersome,
- former,
- knocked out,
- uncomely,
- clumsy,
- overage,
- antediluvian patriarch,
- recently,
- tatty,
- dodo,
- ossified,
- primitive,
- ruined,
- sunk,
- nonsense,
- fusty,
- empty-headed,
- dead set,
- mindless,
- great,
- suddenly,
- half-baked,
- brainsick,
- purposeless,
- shabby,
- disadvantageous,
- unuseable,
- type,
- neat,
- recent,
- belated,
- bromidic,
- worn out,
- dolt,
- otiose,
- insensible,
- irrational number,
- wrongly,
- the absurd,
- amiss,
- reasonless,
- exhausted,
- pathetic,
- sticky,
- drained,
- too soon,
- derisory,
- ahead,
- dotty,
- idle,
- witless,
- stupid person,
- inapt,
- undesirable,
- throwaway,
- ill,
- nitwitted,
- ratty,
- foregone,
- unbecoming,
- legal injury,
- fatigued,
- damage,
- stock,
- demode,
- ungainly,
- unlawful,
- threadbare,
- nonextant,
- swell,
- abruptly,
- betimes,
- laughable,
- whacky,
- shopworn,
- gaffer,
- unfavourable,
- inebriated,
- anachronistic,
- spent,
- haywire,
- platitudinous,
- dopey,
- loony,
- frowsty,
- off-the-wall,
- deceitful,
- tardily,
- washed-out,
- ill-omened,
- ill at ease,
- trite,
- deceased,
- departed,
- bent-grass,
- verboten,
- intoxicated,
- crumpled,
- deep,
- corking,
- utterly,
- prohibited,
- fraudulent,
- awry,
- freaky,
- demented,
- pudding head,
- passee,
- sick,
- futile,
- unjustified,
- older,
- time of origin,
- geek,
- old geezer,
- antediluvial,
- unsympathetic,
- wacky,
- other,
- weirdo,
- eccentric person,
- well-worn,
- unwise,
- delinquent,
- over-the-hill,
- inordinate,
- excessive,
- zany,
- hang,
- come out of the closet,
- perfectly,
- goosey,
- outre,
- jerky,
- commonplace,
- featherbrained,
- disordered,
- out to,
- thrown-away,
- dopy,
- erstwhile,
- out of the question,
- lately,
- behind,
- stagnant,
- banal.
How to use "Anachronistic" in context?
Anachronism is a term used to describe an event, product, or idea that is out of place in its historical context. The word often refers to circumstances where a period item is used in a modern setting, as when a person wears a coat in the summertime. Anachronism can also refer to intentionally created anachronisms in art, literature, film, or music.
Paraphrases for Anachronistic:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
antiquated.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
epochal, inappropriate.
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Adjective
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Noun, singular or mass
obsolescence.
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Noun, singular or mass
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