Antonyms of adj medieval

2 of 3 senses of medieval

Sense 2
medieval, mediaeval, gothic -- (as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened; "a medieval attitude toward dating")

INDIRECT (VIA nonmodern) -> modern -- (belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric")

Sense 3
chivalric, knightly, medieval -- (characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years")

INDIRECT (VIA future, past) -> present -- (temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration; "the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the present system"; "present observations")
INDIRECT (VIA past, present) -> future -- (yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him")

Similarity of adj medieval

3 senses of medieval

Sense 1
medieval, mediaeval -- (relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages; "Medieval scholars"; "Medieval times")

Sense 2
medieval, mediaeval, gothic -- (as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened; "a medieval attitude toward dating")
       => nonmodern (vs. modern) -- (not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time)

Sense 3
chivalric, knightly, medieval -- (characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years")
       => past (vs. present) (vs. future) -- (earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year")

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