Synonyms for modernity
mɒˈdɜr nɪ ti, moʊ-moder·ni·ty

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1. modernity, modernness, modernism, contemporaneity, contemporaneousnessnoun

   the quality of being current or of the present

   "a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village"

   Synonyms:
   modernism, contemporaneousness, contemporaneity, modernness

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1. contemporariness

   Submitted by rinat on September 16, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "modernity":

   modernism, modern, modernization

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1. Ryan Mauro:

   ISIS is bridging the gap between modernity and its outdated theocratic vision, making its ideology easier for young recruits to accept and embrace, it's hard to imagine Usama Bin Laden making a music video like this and that's another reason that The Islamic State is shaping the future of jihad, not Al Qaeda.

2. Paul de Man:

   The critical method which denies literary modernity would appear -- and even, in certain respects, would be -- the most modern of critical movements.

3. Paul de Man:

   Modernity exists in the form of a desire to wipe out whatever came earlier, in the hope of reaching at least a point that could be called a true present, a point of origin that marks a new departure.

4. Anders Christian Madsen:

   Based solely on American menswear history, I would say it's defined by a mix of modernity and functionality. And, of course, business savvy.

5. Donald Tusk:

   We're challenged by the opposite of modernity, which is a barbaric mediaevalism, early mediaevalism, primitive, savage, murderous, that comes from the two sources of militant Islam, europe should support Israel - not pressure Israel, not attack Israel, but support Israel, which is the only real shield that Europe and the Middle East have against extremist Islam, which is surging.