modern-day

Of this time

Modern-day means belonging to the present time, used to draw a comparison with the past: a modern-day Robin Hood, modern-day slavery.

The phrase emphasizes that something from earlier eras has a contemporary equivalent or parallel.

It functions like present-day or contemporary but often carries a note of drama or historical echo.

contemporary

current

Directed flow of charge

recent · now · ongoing · real-time · living · existing · actual · prevailing · immediate · contemporary

technological

digital

Of discrete data

e-commerce · cybersecurity · robotics · data-driven · connected · online · automated · wireless · tech-savvy

cultural

zeitgeist

Era's dominant mentality

trending · viral · influencer · globalized · diverse · multicultural · secular · urbanized · consumerist · fast-paced

updated

equivalent

Same in value or function

interpretation · successor · reimagining · incarnation · parallel · analog · revival · reboot · remake · update

Opposites
temporal period

modern-dayancient

Very old indeed

historical · prehistoric · antiquated · bygone · medieval

currency/relevance

modern-dayoutmoded

No longer in fashion

outdated · obsolete · old-fashioned · traditional · anachronistic

Family

day, modern, diary, mode, modernize, modernized, quotidian, ultramodern, modernity

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G