Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun anachronism

3 senses of anachronism

Sense 1
anachronism, mistiming, misdating -- (something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred)
       => timekeeping -- (the act or process of determining the time)

Sense 2
anachronism -- (an artifact that belongs to another time)
       => artifact, artefact -- (a man-made object taken as a whole)

Sense 3
anachronism -- (a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age)
       => anomaly, unusual person -- (a person who is unusual)