Word of the day
anachronistic
1. belonging or appropriate to a period other than that being portrayed
“the book benefits from the effective use of anachronistic elements like cars and loudspeakers”
2. belonging or appropriate to an earlier period, especially so as to seem conspicuously old-fashioned or outdated
“she is rebelling against the anachronistic morality of her parents”
adjective
/əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk/
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"The movie's use of smartphones felt anachronistic, since it was _____ in the 1800s, when they didn't exist."
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- timely
- antiquated
- anachronous
- current
- modern
- obsolete
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