modish
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Synonyms & Antonyms for modish
Synonyms
Ă la mode (also a la mode), au courant, chic, cool [slang], exclusive, fashionable, fresh [slang], happening, hip, in, sharp, smart, snappy, stylish, supercool, swell, swish, trendy, voguish
Antonyms
dowdy, out, outmoded, styleless, unchic, uncool, unfashionable, unmodish, unstylish
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But that modish phrase does not quite capture what is going on. — The Economist, "Big business is beginning to accept broader social responsibilities," 22 Aug. 2019 Although Citizen is marketed as a means to protect communities, Frame talks about it as an example of a more modish preoccupationâself-care. — Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, "Citizen, the Smartphone Police Blotter," 22 July 2019 At the invitation of Johnson and fellow stylist Kesha McLeod, an all-star roster of modish athletes had gathered on the first night of menâs Fashion Week in mid-June: Newton, Taylor, Victor Cruz, P.J. Tucker, Rudy Gay, Travis Kelce and more. — Alex Prewitt, SI.com, "How Athletes Are Turning Arena Entrances into Fashion Shows," 22 July 2019 The modish decor includes brightly colored furniture, vaulted glass ceilings, and meeting rooms named for the Millennium Falcon and Hogwarts Express. — Alison Griswold, Quartz, "Paris is pitching itself as the next-best thing for tech startups," 3 July 2019 The value of the shoes in the secondhand marketplaceâthe price tag on their cloutâwas about fifteen hundred dollars, a function of both their scarcity and their modish chunkiness. — Troy Patterson, The New Yorker, "The Normcore Opulence of Preachers Wearing Four-Figure Sneakers," 14 June 2019 The entire Catholic Magisterium should not be subject to the modish preferences of current and future occupants of the Petrine office. — John Hirschauer, National Review, "What Is Pope Francis Saying about Communion?," 10 June 2019 The sitting was to take place at Le MĂ©e near Fontainebleau, the exquisite eighteenth century house that Karl had decorated with a thoroughly modish mash up of Gustavian, Martine School, and 1940s furniture. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, "Hamish Bowles Remembers the Unparalleled Energy, Wicked Wit, and Insatiable Curiosity of Karl Lagerfeld," 20 Feb. 2019 Celineâs nipped suits, Breton-striped shirts and anoraks felt Left Bank modish, an attitude that was underscored by the modelsâ mop-top haircuts. — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, "Why Women Crave âFrench Style,â and Men Want International Style," 22 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'modish.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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