modern times

noun

Synonym of modern period or modern history (the period following postclassical history, in Europe known as the "Middle Ages", spanning from about 1500 to the present).

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modern period or modern historypresent timesmodern worldcontemporary world
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Meanings

nounmodern times (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSynonym of modern period or modern history (the period following postclassical history, in Europe known as the "Middle Ages", spanning from about 1500 to the present).

    Synonyms: modern period or modern history

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of modern period or modern history (the period following postclassical history, in Europe known as the "Middle Ages", spanning from about 1500 to the present).

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modern period or modern history

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe circumstances and ideas of the present age

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present timesmodern worldcontemporary world
Broader
times
Also see
modern historymodern period

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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