adjective
1.
having taken place, existed, or developed in times close to the present
modern concepts of engineering made the bridge possible
Synonyms: late, recent
Related Word: contemporary, present-day; latter
Contrasted words: antiquated, old-fashioned, old hat, outdated, outmoded, outworn
Antonyms: old-time
2.
Synonyms: new 1, fresh, modernistic, neoteric, newfangled, new-fashioned, new-sprung, novel, recent
Related Word: coincident, concomitant, concurrent, contemporaneous, contemporary; current, prevailing, prevalent
Antonyms: ancient, antique