Synonyms for anachronistic
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Erroneous in date — erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the…
anachronous rare, anachronic rare
2. Antiquated
Other
antichronical, anachronistical rare, anachronical rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.
If you know where to look in the movie, you can spot an anachronistic wrist watch on one of the Roman soldiers.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- ahistorical incongruent
Example sentences
- obsolete For all practical purposes, that word is obsolete.
- antiquated He has somewhat antiquated ideas about education.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| anachronistic | rising | |
| obsolete | falling | |
| antiquated | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- dated2
- 8 letters
- outdated3, obsolete3
- 10 letters
- antiquated4, anachronic
- 11 letters
- anachronous
- 12 letters
- anachronical
- 13 letters
- antichronical
- 15 letters
- anachronistical
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dated2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- anachronique
- Italiano
- anacronistico
- Deutsch
- anachronistisch
- Català
- anacrònic