modern-day

adjective

Current; of the present.

“Of course, modern-day theories debunk that idea.”

Meanings

adjectivemodern-day (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCurrent; of the present.

    Of course, modern-day theories debunk that idea.

    3 more examples

    Modern-day Greek is a lot different from ancient Greek, or koine.

    And like the battles fought over baptism by sprinkling as opposed to total immersion, these modern-day disputations can be tedious.

    1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, page 13

    The Yongping garrison was located between Siming prefecture and Môn Châu, or modern-day Na Cham. The Qianlong garrison was located at modern-day Shangsi county in southern Guangxi.

    2007, James Anderson, “Notes”, in The Rebel Den of Nùng Trí Cao: Loyalty and Identity Along the Sino-Vietnamese Frontier, University of Washington Press; NUS Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 213
  2. informalnot comparableUsed to designate a present-day version of someone or something in history.

    That couple led police on a wild goose chase like a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde!

    1 more example

    Lambert had been on the pitch only three minutes when he rose, in the style of a modern-day Nat Lofthouse, to score with the arching, powerful header that completely changed the emphasis on a night when Roy Hodgson's team had, at times, exhausted the patience of their home crowd.

    2013 August 14, Daniel Taylor, “Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland”, in The Guardian

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecharacteristic of the present

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 當今的 /当今的, 現在的 /现在的
  • 當今的 /当今的 (dāngjīn de)current
  • 現在的 /现在的 (xiànzài de)current
  • 現代的 /现代的 (xiàndài de)current
  • 當代版本的 /当代版本的 (dāngdài bǎnběn de)used to designate a present-day version of someone or something in history
Finnish nyky-, nykyinen
  • nyky-current
  • nykyinencurrent
  • nykyinenused to designate a present-day version of someone or something in history
French des temps modernes
  • des temps modernesused to designate a present-day version of someone or something in history
Polish współczesny, współczesny
  • współczesnycurrent
  • współczesnyused to designate a present-day version of someone or something in history
Cite this entry
APA

modern-day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modern-day

MLA

“modern-day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modern-day. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “modern-day,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modern-day.

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