anachronistic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk/ UK /əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
belonging to a period other than the one portrayed; out of its time

A wristwatch in a Roman epic is jarringly anachronistic.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · belonging to a period other... outdated antiquated archaic dated obsolete unhistorical

Opposites

contemporary modern timely up-to-date

Word family

Derived forms anachronistically

Related forms anachronism

Etymology

From anachronism + -istic, from Ancient Greek anakhronismos, from ana- ('against, back') + khronos ('time').

anakhronismos Ancient Greek ana- Ancient Greek khronos Ancient Greek

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# anachronistic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk/

## Meanings
1. belonging to a period other than the one portrayed; out of its time

## Examples
- A wristwatch in a Roman epic is jarringly anachronistic.

## Synonyms
- outdated
- antiquated
- archaic
- dated
- obsolete
- unhistorical

## Antonyms
- contemporary
- modern
- timely
- up-to-date

## Derived Forms
- anachronistically

## Related Forms
- anachronism

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: anakhronismos
- Root: ana-
- Root: khronos

## Etymology
From anachronism + -istic, from Ancient Greek anakhronismos, from ana- ('against, back') + khronos ('time').

## AI Etymology
Anachronistic is from anachronism + -istic, from Ancient Greek anakhronismos, from ana- ('against, back') + khronos ('time'). In present-day use, it means belonging to a period other than the one portrayed; out of its time. Derived formations include anachronistically. Related vocabulary includes anachronism.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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