Ancient and Modernistic

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Ancient adjective - Dating or surviving from the distant past.

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Modernistic is an antonym for ancient.

Nearby Word: anciently

Modernistic adjective - Being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles.

Usage example: a trendy hotel with modernistic room lamps that required some figuring just to turn on

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Ancient is an antonym for modernistic.

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Modernistic and Ancient. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ancient/modernistic

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