Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun state_of_the_art
1 sense of state of the art
Sense 1
state of the art -- (the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time; "the state of the art in space travel")
=> degree, level, stage, point -- (a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?")
Antonyms of adj state_of_the_art
1 sense of state-of-the-art
Sense 1
state-of-the-art -- (the highest level of development at a particular time (especially the present time); "state-of-the-art technology")
INDIRECT (VIA progressive) -> regressive -- (opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state)
Similarity of adj state_of_the_art
1 sense of state-of-the-art
Sense 1
state-of-the-art -- (the highest level of development at a particular time (especially the present time); "state-of-the-art technology")
=> progressive (vs. regressive) -- (favoring or promoting progress; "progressive schools")