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Antimodern

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

Opposed to modernity or modernization.

Definitions by Sense

  1. Opposed to modernity or modernization
  2. A person opposed to modernity or modernization

Example Sentences

The third option is also nervous about modernity but in an antimodern rather than postmodern way, that is, it is alarmed rather than playful […]
The antimoderns firmly believe that the West has rationalized and disenchanted the world, that it has truly peopled the social with cold and rational monsters which saturate all of space, that it has definitively transformed the premodern cosmos into a mechanical interaction of pure matters.

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What does antimodern mean?

Antimodern means Opposed to modernity or modernization.

What is a synonym for antimodern?

Common synonyms include reactionary.

What is the opposite of antimodern?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use antimodern in a sentence?

The third option is also nervous about modernity but in an antimodern rather than postmodern way, that is, it is alarmed rather than playful […]

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