anachronistic
/əˌnæk.ɹəˈnɪs.tɪk/
anachronistic adjective: erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.
Adjective
anachronistic (comparative more anachronistic, superlative most anachronistic)
- 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.
- The impiety of the Ciceronian attitude was probably his major objection to the sect, yet the dialogue is mainly concerned with the more anachronistic and illogical aspects of attempting to write only as Cicero did.1975, David O. McNeil, Guillaume Budé and Humanism in the Reign of Francis I, page 71
- Synonyms:
- anachronous, anachronistical, antiquated, obsolete, antichronical, dated, outdated
anachronistic meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Tagalog
anachronistic in Tamil
- காலத்தொடர் பிறழான, காலத்திற் முரண்பாடான, கால வரிசைக்கு ஒவ்வாத, கால முரண்பாடான
anachronistic in Urdu
- اشتباہ تاریخی سے متعلق, سہو زمانی سے متعلق, غَلَط زَمانی سے متعلق
anachronistic in Bengali
- ভুল সময়ের সাথে সম্পর্কিত
anachronistic in Tagalog
- erroneous in date
- laos na
Examples of anachronistic in a sentence
- Among them, even the most lucid of 'one-nation' Tories had severe difficulties in seeing the anti-growth nature of some of the most anachronistic of traditional British institutions.2001, David E. Hojman, “Economic Growth and Civil Society under Pinochet and Thatcher: A Political Economy Analysis of Free-Market Models...
- In their daily practices, journalists often perpetuated ageing and increasingly anachronistic ideologies, but they were rarely, in fact, dominated by them.2013, Brian Moeran, Asian Media Productions, page 104:
- It’s an anachronistic assertion of divine right retooled to recognize that, in the electronic era, even hereditary rulers have to argue their relevance.2023 May 6, James Poniewozik, “Charles III Was Crowned King. But Can He Ever Be the Star?”, in The New York Times:
Synonyms of anachronistic
Antonyms
- historical
- historically accurate
- period appropriate
Forms of anachronistic
| comparative | more anachronistic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most anachronistic |
Origin of anachronistic
From anachronism + -ic.
Words formed from anachronistic
Questions about anachronistic
- What does anachronistic mean?
- Anachronistic means erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.
- What is anachronistic in Tamil?
- Anachronistic in Tamil is காலத்தொடர் பிறழான, காலத்திற் முரண்பாடான, கால வரிசைக்கு ஒவ்வாத. See Anachronistic meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use anachronistic in a sentence?
- Among them, even the most lucid of 'one-nation' Tories had severe difficulties in seeing the anti-growth nature of some of the most anachronistic of traditional British institutions.
- What part of speech is anachronistic?
- Anachronistic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce anachronistic?
- Anachronistic is pronounced /əˌnæk.ɹəˈnɪs.tɪk/.
Words near anachronistic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: anachronistic (page history and authors); anachronistic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); anachronistic (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); anachronistic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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