modernistic
Aggressively up-to-date
Modernistic describes something that adopts or imitates modern styles, particularly in art, architecture, or design.
The term often carries a slightly dated or even dismissive tone, suggesting something that strives to appear contemporary or avant-garde rather than being genuinely innovative.
The hotel lobby featured modernistic furniture that hadn't aged well.
It differs from modern in implying self-conscious stylization rather than simply being of the present time.
Smooth and elegant
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- contemporaryOf the present age
- futuristicSuggestive of times ahead
- space-ageTechnologically advanced, futuristically styled
streamlined · chrome · glass · steel · angular · minimalist · stark · bold
At innovation's forefront
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- forward-thinkingAnticipating future needs
groundbreaking · visionary · experimental · revolutionary · trailblazing · novel · unconventional · bold
Aesthetic of reduction
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- asymmetryAbsence of balanced form
- abstractCondensed version of text
- modularMade of separable units
streamlined · angular · functionalist · deconstructivism · formalism · monochrome · purism · kinetic
Geometric, fragmented visual style
- surrealismIrrational, dreamlike aesthetic
- dadaismAbsurdist artistic movement
- suprematismBelief in group dominance
- constructivismActive knowledge-building theory
futurism · expressionism · conceptual · installation · mixed-media
sleek
Smooth and elegant
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- contemporaryOf the present age
- futuristicSuggestive of times ahead
space-age · streamlined · chrome · glass · steel · angular · minimalist · stark · bold · experimental
cutting-edge
At innovation's forefront
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
forward-thinking · groundbreaking · visionary · experimental · revolutionary · trailblazing · novel · unconventional · bold · radical
minimalism
Aesthetic of reduction
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- asymmetryAbsence of balanced form
- abstractCondensed version of text
modular · streamlined · angular · functionalist · deconstructivism · formalism · monochrome · purism · kinetic · high-tech
cubism
Geometric, fragmented visual style
- surrealismIrrational, dreamlike aesthetic
- dadaismAbsurdist artistic movement
- suprematismBelief in group dominance
constructivism · futurism · expressionism · conceptual · installation · mixed-media
modernisticold-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
antiquated · traditional · archaic · antique · old-time
modernisticoutdated
No longer in use
out-of-date · passé · dated · outmoded · unfashionable
modernisticclassical
Of ancient Greece/Rome
traditionalist · conventional · neoclassical · Victorian · baroque
- modernist artExperimental early-twentieth-century aesthetics
- modernist designStripped-down, geometric aesthetic movement
- modernist architectureSpare, functional building design
- modernist furnitureTwentieth-century design movement pieces
- modernist styleArt movement rejecting ornamentation
- modernist homesTwentieth-century design residences