anachronistic

/ə'nækrə'nistik/

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Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Chronologically misplaced; belonging to a different time period: Describes something that is placed in the wrong historical or chronological context, often appearing outdated or incongruous in the present.
   • Outdated, obsolete: Describes something that is old-fashioned and no longer suitable for the present time.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The film's depiction of medieval knights using wristwatches was completely anachronistic.
  • His views on workplace management are considered anachronistic by his younger colleagues.
  • The reference to a floppy disk in the modern textbook felt anachronistic to the students.

Advanced Usage

• "to be anachronistic": to be out of its proper time.
  • The steam engine in the sci-fi movie was an intentional anachronistic element.
• Used as a predicate adjective after linking verbs:
  • Such formal ceremonies seem anachronistic in today's casual society.

Variants and Related Words

• Anachronism (n): The thing or person that is chronologically out of place.
  • The electric guitar in the period drama was a glaring anachronism.
• Anachronistically (adv): In an anachronistic manner.
  • The character was anachronistically dressed in 18th-century attire.

Synonyms

• Outdated: No longer current or modern.
• Obsolete: No longer produced or used; out of date.
• Archais: Very old or old-fashioned.
• Incongruous: Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something.

Antonyms

• Contemporary: Belonging to or occurring in the present.
• Modern: Of or relating to the present or recent times.
• Timely: Done or occurring at a favorable or useful time; opportune.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• A fish out of water: While not a direct synonym, this idiom conveys a similar sense of being out of one's proper element or context, which aligns with the feeling of being anachronistic.
  • With his strict Victorian manners, he felt like a fish out of water at the casual startup office.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. chronologically misplaced
   • English public schools are anachronistic

Từ đồng nghĩa

• anachronic
• anachronous