noncontemporary

adjective

Definition of noncontemporarynext
1
as in asynchronous

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2
as in archaic

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Recent Examples of noncontemporary According to showrunner Chris Van Dusen, the choice to sneakily drop contemporary music into the decidedly noncontemporary setting was meant to reflect Bridgerton's fresh take on the period romance genre as a whole. — Andrea Park, Marie Claire, 29 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncontemporary
  1. asynchronous
  2. archaic
  3. antiquated
  4. obsolete
  5. old-time
  6. antediluvian
  7. ancient
  8. out-of-date
Adjective
  • For example, one leader may want a weekly planning meeting, whereas another may prefer asynchronous updates.
    — Kenzie Biggins, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • If schedules clash, propose an asynchronous update and keep momentum visible.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of asynchronous
Adjective
  • In our era of incessant texting, the concept of these radio missives struck me as both archaic and romantic.
    — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The archaic legal restrictions restricting same-sex couples or unmarried women, for example, are acknowledged and adhered to, rather than being openly challenged or criticized.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of archaic
Adjective
  • According to firefighters, the department’s flood response was also limited by an antiquated dispatch system.
    — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Plaintiffs challenging the prohibition on home distilling claim the 1868 law is an antiquated relic of Reconstruction-era politics.
    — Michael Kunzelman, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of antiquated
Adjective
  • Whether machines can make conventional money obsolete remains an open question.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Advertisement That prescription has rankled many cybersecurity experts who scoff at the possibility that their expertise will be rendered obsolete.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of obsolete
Adjective
  • Maine didn’t have the typical music scenes of the Midwest or West Coast and his old-time hobby of busking felt moot with everyone cooped up inside their homes.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The docent, red glasses in hand, slumps against the old-time cannon.
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of old-time
Adjective
  • From the first page, Satrapi questions and lampoons the antediluvian and Draconian policies of the Islamic Republic, particularly with respect to women.
    — Joobin Bekhrad, Time, 10 June 2026
  • His stories about breaking into the New York Times conjured up a lost world that seems positively antediluvian now.
    — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2026
Definition of antediluvian
Adjective
  • Even the climbing-vine wallpaper is yellowed, as if gradually discolored by the cigarettes of a thousand ancient Sundays.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Madrid sits on an ancient migration route that has always been part of a vast grid of farming paths covering the Iberian Peninsula.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of ancient
Adjective
  • An agent acting on fragmented, out-of-date knowledge creates a decision problem at machine speed.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • There are glimmers of success in almost every advanced country, including the United States, at agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service, which has finally begun to modernize its woefully out-of-date technology.
    — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of out-of-date

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“Noncontemporary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncontemporary. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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