antimodernist
Rejects contemporary change
Antimodernist describes opposition to modern ideas, methods, or styles—particularly in art, architecture, religion, or culture.
An antimodernist rejects what they see as the excesses or failures of modernity: antimodernist Catholics who prefer the Latin Mass, antimodernist architects who favor traditional forms.
The stance may be conservative, nostalgic, or reactionary depending on context.
Anti-progress political stance
- counterrevolutionaryOne opposing radical overthrow
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
rejection · refusal · obstruction · countermovement · backlash · technophobe · iconoclast · contrarian
Strict original-doctrine adherent
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
- traditionalistAdherent to established customs
- creationistOrigins-by-design proponent
- liturgicalOf public worship rites
sacramental · papal · ecclesiastical · scriptural · dogmatic · patristic · monastic · contemplative
Adherent to established customs
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- bygoneOf earlier times
- yesteryearTime not long past
- preindustrialBefore factory-based economies
agrarian · halcyon · sepia-toned · vintage · heritage · retro · wistful · longing
Preference for existing institutions
- primitivismIdealization of pre-modern life
- essentialismDoctrine of fixed natures
- scholasticismRigorous dialectical learning method
- agrarianismDoctrine valuing farm life
localism · organicism · spiritualism · vitalism · transcendentalism · metaphysics · teleology
Made manually, not machined
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- neoclassicalReviving ancient aesthetic principles
- pre-raphaeliteVictorian art movement style
- ornamentalFor beauty, not function
figurative · representational · classical · romantic · vernacular · folk · ecclesiastical · guild
reactionary
Anti-progress political stance
- counterrevolutionaryOne opposing radical overthrow
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
defiance · rejection · refusal · obstruction · countermovement · backlash · technophobe · iconoclast · contrarian · nonconformist
fundamentalist
Strict original-doctrine adherent
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
- traditionalistAdherent to established customs
- creationistOrigins-by-design proponent
liturgical · sacramental · papal · ecclesiastical · scriptural · dogmatic · patristic · monastic · contemplative · reverent
traditionalist
Adherent to established customs
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- bygoneOf earlier times
- yesteryearTime not long past
preindustrial · agrarian · halcyon · sepia-toned · vintage · heritage · retro · wistful · longing · romanticist
conservatism
Preference for existing institutions
- primitivismIdealization of pre-modern life
- essentialismDoctrine of fixed natures
- scholasticismRigorous dialectical learning method
agrarianism · localism · organicism · spiritualism · vitalism · transcendentalism · metaphysics · teleology
handcrafted
Made manually, not machined
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- neoclassicalReviving ancient aesthetic principles
- pre-raphaeliteVictorian art movement style
ornamental · figurative · representational · classical · romantic · vernacular · folk · ecclesiastical · guild · workshop
antimodernistmodernist
Advocate of experimental forms
modernism · avant-gardist · futurist · modernizer · progressive
antimodernistreformer
Agent of institutional improvement
progressive · revolutionary · innovator · radical · change agent
antimodernistfuturist
Tomorrow trends scholar
forward-looking · contemporary · cutting-edge · neophile · experimentalist