Simple meaning
What does Modern mean?
Modern means current or new for this time.
Dictionary definition
Related to current times or newer styles, not the distant past.
Example sentences
Modern in a sentence
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In class, we learned what modern means.
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During a reading activity, the teacher used modern in a history passage.
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Our project showed how modern helps explain change over time in social studies.
Synonyms
Words like Modern
currentBelonging to the present time.
contemporaryFrom the same present period.
Antonyms
Opposite words
Word family
Modern word family
Base word
modern
adjective
modern
Base form.
adjective
modernize
Related form.
adjective
modernized
Related form.
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What does modern mean?
Modern is used for modern means current or new for this time.
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