anachronize
Place in wrong era
To anachronize is to place something in the wrong time period or treat it as belonging to an era other than its own.
A film anachronizes when characters use slang that hadn't been invented yet.
The word also means to make something seem outdated: Technology has anachronized the traditional office.
The noun is anachronism.
Assigning wrong time period
- misplaceLose track of temporarily
- mistimedDone at wrong moment
- temporalRelating to chronology
- misalignmentImproper positioning relative to reference
antedating · postdating · mislabeling · inaccuracy · discrepancy · miscalculate · misattribute · periodization
Old and outdated
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
archaic · vintage · quaint · outdated · retro · bygone · passé · old-world
Not fitting the surroundings
- incongruityLack of harmony
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
- dissonanceLack of harmony
- inconsistencyLack of steady pattern
juxtaposition · jarring · discordance · misfit · unfitting · inappropriate · inharmonious
Movement across temporal points
- alternate historyGenre reimagining past outcomes
- steampunkRetrofuturistic Victorian science fiction
- historical fictionNovels set in actual pasts
- period dramaStory set in past
continuity error · historical inaccuracy · artistic license · speculative fiction
Making something current
- retrofittingUpdating existing with new
- revisionAltering to improve
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- presentismBias toward current era
misdating
Assigning wrong time period
misalignment · antedating · postdating · mislabeling · inaccuracy · discrepancy · miscalculate · misattribute · periodization · backdating
antiquated
Old and outdated
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
dated · archaic · vintage · quaint · outdated · retro · bygone · passé · old-world · fustian
out-of-place
Not fitting the surroundings
- incongruityLack of harmony
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
- dissonanceLack of harmony
inconsistency · juxtaposition · jarring · discordance · misfit · unfitting · inappropriate · inharmonious
time travel
Movement across temporal points
- alternate historyGenre reimagining past outcomes
- steampunkRetrofuturistic Victorian science fiction
- historical fictionNovels set in actual pasts
period drama · continuity error · historical inaccuracy · artistic license · speculative fiction
updating
Making something current
- retrofittingUpdating existing with new
- revisionAltering to improve
- adaptationFitting to new conditions