unmodernized

adjective

Definition of unmodernizednext
as in past

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Recent Examples of unmodernized The rooms, largely unmodernized, are as Ellroy has described them in several overlapping accounts. — Stuart Franklin, The New York Review of Books, 10 Mar. 2020 According to DefenseNews, the cruisers Mobile Bay and Bunker Hill will retire in 2020, and the last of the eleven unmodernized ships will retire in 2025. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 9 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmodernized
  1. past
  2. ancient
  3. old
  4. obsolete
  5. antiquated
  6. antique
  7. out-of-date
  8. old-fashioned
Adjective
  • Josh Giddey, the primary facilitator, coughed up five turnovers against six assists and struggled to progress the ball past midcourt.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Briggs looked at 25 jobs hit hard by past technology, including photo processors, movie projectionists, proofreaders, file clerks, and bank tellers.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of past
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 album-length EP by the 20-year-old producer is a dizzying and boundless collage of collages, using free-jazz logic and digital overload to chart new emotional terrain.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Rodrigo Valentim, a 51-year-old businessman and supporter of Bolsonaro, said another Lula government would harm the economy.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of old
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
  • 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
  • Antique and Vintage Furniture At one point, antique wooden furniture dominated homes.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The space is adorned with black Zimbabwean granite, a burning fireplace, and antique silk carpets from Uzbekistan.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of antique
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
Adjective
  • The 1,800-square-foot Encinitas location, modeled after the company’s flagship in Costa Mesa, is designed to resemble a 1950s-style diner, complete with chrome accents and an old-fashioned pie case.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
  • Advocates argued that decades of studies had identified the most effective ways to teach reading, which included teaching kids to sound out words using old-fashioned phonics, while emphasizing vocabulary and comprehension.
    — Lisa Chambers, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026
Definition of old-fashioned

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

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