Vocabulary Builder — Essay & Answer Writing
Anachronism
noun
/ uh-NAK-ruh-niz-um /
Medium
Meaning
Something that is out of place in its time period, belonging to a different era than the one it appears in.
Origin / Etymology
Latin ana (against) + Greek chronos (time)
Synonyms
Relic
Archaism
Antonyms
Contemporary
Modern
Example Sentence
"The colonial-era sedition law is an anachronism in a constitutional democracy that guarantees freedom of speech under Article 19."
🎯 UPSC Usage
Use in GS2 Polity answers when critiquing outdated laws that conflict with constitutional values, or in Essay papers when discussing legal reform and the gap between colonial-era statutes and modern democratic principles.
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