newfangledness
Obsession with modernity
Newfangledness is the quality of being newfangled—excessively novel or modern, often with an implied skepticism about whether the novelty is an improvement.
The word carries a whiff of old-fashioned suspicion toward innovation: He distrusted the newfangledness of social media.
It's rare and slightly humorous, typically used by those who find novelty overrated.
Of the present age
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- futuristicSuggestive of times ahead
- state-of-the-artMost technologically advanced available
- ultramodernExtremely advanced in style
neoteric · space-age · modernistic · 21st-century · up-to-dateness · currentness · present-day · now
Prevailing popular style
- zeitgeistEra's dominant mentality
- fashionablenessQuality of being trendy
- crazeShort-lived popular obsession
- buzzwordTrendy jargon, often hollow
fad · hype · bandwagon · influencer · mainstream · hipness · trendiness · chic
Sudden important advance
- inventionNew device or method
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- advancementForward movement or promotion
cutting-edge · ingenuity · inventiveness · transformation · modernization · originality · entrepreneurship · experimentation
Using newest innovations
- digitalOf discrete data
- gadgetrySmall clever devices collectively
- automationSelf-operating system design
- cyberComputer-network-related
gizmos · devices · apps · upgrades · tech-savvy · digitalization · connectivity · obsolescence
contemporary
Of the present age
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- futuristicSuggestive of times ahead
- state-of-the-artMost technologically advanced available
ultramodern · neoteric · space-age · modernistic · 21st-century · up-to-dateness · currentness · present-day · now · today
vogue
Prevailing popular style
- zeitgeistEra's dominant mentality
- fashionablenessQuality of being trendy
- crazeShort-lived popular obsession
buzzword · fad · hype · bandwagon · influencer · mainstream · hipness · trendiness · chic · coolness
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- inventionNew device or method
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
advancement · cutting-edge · ingenuity · inventiveness · transformation · modernization · originality · entrepreneurship · experimentation · novelty
high-tech
Using newest innovations
- digitalOf discrete data
- gadgetrySmall clever devices collectively
- automationSelf-operating system design
cyber · gizmos · devices · apps · upgrades · tech-savvy · digitalization · connectivity · obsolescence
newfanglednesstraditionalism
Adherence to inherited customs
old-fashionedness · antiquatedness · archaism · conservatism · classicism
newfanglednessconventionality
Adherence to accepted customs
orthodoxy · conservatism · tried-and-true · hidebound · stick-in-the-mud