Avant
Avant adjective - Being or employing the latest concepts, styles, or techniques.
Usage example: readers of this very avant novel should not expect to find much in the way of traditional narrative structure
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Synonyms for Avant
Contemporary and avant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Contemporary" instead an adjective "Avant".
Contemporary
Contemporary adjective - Existing or occurring at the same period of time.
Avant and contemporary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Avant" instead an adjective "Contemporary".
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- The portrait painting and the move towards realism and perspective were once the avant-garde, but with the exception of the likes of Lucian Freud, figurative painting is not as respected by contemporary critics of painting.
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Fans of Avant-garde Music may find that The Contemporary Classical Composer's Bullshit Generator produces results that are strikingly familiar.
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Contemporary and Avant. (2017). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/avant/contemporary
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Contemporary or Avant. 2017. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/avant/contemporary.
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