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Another word for newfangled
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• adjective (Context 1)
Objectionably or needlessly new; recently invented, fashionable, or different in a way considered overly complex or inferior to what existed before.
Usage Example
"My grandfather refused to trade his trusty flip phone for a ultramodern smartphone."
Strong
ultramodern
novel
modernistic
trendy
faddish
gimmicky
Weak
up-to-the-minute
Opposites of newfangled
The opposite of newfangled shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:
old-fashioned
traditional
time-tested
tried-and-true
conventional
outmoded
antiquated
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Newfangled. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/newfangled