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")