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Synonyms for anachronism

  • noun

Most common

mistiming prolepsis misdate anachrony

All synonyms

Noun

mistiming, prolepsis, misdate, anachrony

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object.

Related words

Word family
anachronistic anachronous

Forms

Plural
anachronisms → mistimings, prolepses, misdates, anachronies…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
anachronismsteady
mistimingsteady
prolepsisrising
misdatesteady
anachronysteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
misdate
9 letters
mistiming, prolepsis, anachrony

In other languages

Français
anachronisme
Deutsch
Anachronismus