Meanings
comparative more modernistic · superlative most modernistic
- In modern style.
The modernistic architecture was both ugly and unfunctional, in spite of its futuristic appearance.
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The buildings now being demolished are said to date back to the opening of the Trent Valley line in 1846. They will be replaced by modernistic structures, including a fully mechanised booking office, which will be concentrated mainly on the Low Level down platforms, [...].
1960 November, “Talking of Trains: Tamworth to be rebuilt”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 644–645
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiverelating to a recently developed fashion or style
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Translations
Norwegian Bokmål modernistisk
- modernistiskmodernistic
Polish modernistyczny
- modernistycznymodernistic
Swedish modernistisk
- modernistiskmodernistic
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modernistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modernistic
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