Contemporary and Prescriptive

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Contemporary adjective - Existing or occurring at the same period of time.

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Prescriptive is an antonym for contemporary.

Prescriptive adjective - Based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation.

Usage example: even in this age of e-mail the prescriptive response to a wedding gift is a handwritten thank-you note

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Contemporary is an antonym for prescriptive.

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Prescriptive and Contemporary. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contemporary/prescriptive

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