Modernism and Progress

Modernism

Modernism noun - Practices typical of contemporary life or thought.
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Synonyms for Modernism

Progress and modernism are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Progress" instead a noun "Modernism".

Progress

Progress noun - Forward movement in time or place.

Modernism and progress are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Modernism" with "Progress", this nouns are similar.

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  • Science Hero Post-modernism rejected progress for progress's sake, which is a favorite motivation for a Science Hero, and allowed a resurgence of Science Is Bad, Nature Hero, and Rock Beats Laser.
    Source: Science Hero
  • Postmodernism It was natural, and almost inevitable, that people who had suffered through the war (and the preceding Great Depression) would question the ideals of perpetual progress inherent in modernism, and that would lead to a philosophy of questioning everything in general.
    Source: Postmodernism
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