MODERNISE Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For MODERNISE
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| ancient | adjective adj | |||||
noun • a very old person • a person who lived in ancient times adjective satellite • belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire • very old | ||||||
| antiquated | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period | ||||||
| archaic | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period • little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type | ||||||
| medieval | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages adjective satellite • as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened • characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages | ||||||
| obsolete | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • no longer in use • old; no longer valid or fashionable | ||||||
| old | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age • of long duration; not new noun • past times adjective satellite • of a very early stage in development • (used for emphasis) very familiar • skilled through long experience • belonging to some prior time • excellent • just preceding something else in time or order | ||||||
| old-fashioned | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • out of fashion | ||||||
| olden | adverb, adjective adv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • relating to time long past | ||||||
| outdated | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • old; no longer valid or fashionable | ||||||
| primitive | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization • a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived • a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms adjective satellite • belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness • little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type • used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies • of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style | ||||||
| regressive | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases • opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state | ||||||
| retrograde | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
adjective • moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth • of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma adjective satellite • going from better to worse • moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction verb • move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies • move in a direction contrary to the usual one • move back • go back over • get worse or fall back to a previous condition | ||||||
| traditional | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • consisting of or derived from tradition adjective satellite • pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines | ||||||
| backdated | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
verb • make effective from an earlier date | ||||||