| Main Entry: | state-of-the-art |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pertaining to highest level of development at time |
Synonyms: |
advanced, all the rage, au courant, avant-garde, brand-new, contemporary, cutting edge, cutting edge*, fashionable, forefront, in, in-thing, latest, leading edge, modern, modernistic, most recent, new, newest, newfangled, red-hot, stylish, trendsetting, trendy, ultramodern, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute |
| Main Entry: | advanced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ahead in position, time, manner |
Synonyms: |
avant-garde, breakthrough, cutting-edge, excellent, exceptional, extreme, first, foremost, forward, higher, late, leading, leading-edge, liberal, precocious, progressive, radical, state-of-the-art*, unconventional |
Antonyms: |
after, behind |
| Main Entry: | avant-garde |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unconventional, forward-looking |
Synonyms: |
beat*, experimental, head*, hip*, innovative, lead, leading-edge, liberal, new, new wave, pioneering, progressive, radical, state-of-the-art, vanguard |
Antonyms: |
conservative, conventional |
| Main Entry: | contemporary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | modern |
Synonyms: |
abreast, au courant, contempo, current, existent, extant, hot off press, in fashion, in vogue, instant, just out, latest, leading-edge, mod, new, newfangled, now, present, present-day, recent, red-hot, state-of-the-art*, today, topical, ultramodern, up*, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute, voguish, with it, à la mode |
| Notes: | contemporary can be predicated of persons, conditions, or events; contemporaneous is predicable only of occurrences or events |
Antonyms: |
old, old-fashioned, past, preceding |
| Main Entry: | current |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | contemporary; common |
Synonyms: |
accepted, accustomed, afoot, circulating, common knowledge, customary, cutting-edge, doing, existent, extant, fad, fashionable, general, going around, hot*, in, in circulation, in progress, in the mainstream, in the news, in use, in vogue, instant, leading-edge, mod, modern, now*, on front burner, ongoing, popular, present, present-day, prevailing, prevalent, rampant, regnant, rife, ruling, state-of-the-art, swinging, topical, trendy, up-to-date, widespread |
Antonyms: |
antiquated, old, old-fashioned, past, uncommon, uncontemporary |
| Main Entry: | forefront/foreground |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prominence |
Synonyms: |
beginning, center, cutting-edge, focus, fore, forepart, front, lead, leading-edge, limelight, on the line, spearhead*, state-of-the-art, vanguard |
Antonyms: |
back, background, rear, unimportance |
| Main Entry: | fresh |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | new, just produced |
Synonyms: |
beginning, brand-new, comer, contemporary, crisp, crude, current, different, gleaming, glistening, green*, hot off the press, hot*, immature, just out, late, latest, mint, modern, modernistic, natural, neoteric, newborn, newfangled, novel, now, original, radical, raw, recent, sparkling, state-of-the-art, the latest, this season's, unconventional, unprocessed, unseasoned, untouched, unusual, up-to-date, virginal, what's happening, young, youthful |
Antonyms: |
old, stale, tired, used |
| Main Entry: | innovative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | creative |
Synonyms: |
avant-garde, breaking new ground, contemporary, cutting-edge, deviceful, ingenious, innovational, innovatory, inventive, just out, leading-edge, new, newfangled, original, originative, state-of-the-art |
Antonyms: |
customary, habitual, old, traditional, uncreative, unimaginative |
| Main Entry: | modern |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | new, up-to-date |
Synonyms: |
avant-garde, coincident, concomitant, concurrent, contempo, contemporary, current, cutting-edge, fresh, last word, late, latest, latter-day, leading-edge, modernistic, modernized, modish, neoteric, new-fashioned, newfangled, novel, now, present, present-day, prevailing, prevalent, recent, state-of-the-art*, stylish, today, twenty- first century, up-to-the-minute, with-it |
Antonyms: |
ancient, antiquated, obsolete, old, old-fashioned, outdated, passe |
| Main Entry: | new |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | recent, fresh |
Synonyms: |
advanced, au courant, brand-new, contemporary, current, cutting-edge, dewy, different, dissimilar, distinct, fashionable, inexperienced, just out, late, latest, modern, modernistic, modish, neoteric, newfangled, novel, now*, original, recent, spick-and-span, state-of-the-art, strange, topical, ultramodern, unaccustomed, uncontaminated, unfamiliar, unique, unknown, unlike, unseasoned, unskilled, unspoiled, untouched, untrained, untried, untrodden, unused, unusual, up-to-date, virgin, youthful |
Antonyms: |
deteriorated, old, old-fashioned, outdated, worn |