neolithic

neo·lith·ic

adjective \ˌnē-ə-ˈli-thik\

Definition of NEOLITHIC

1

capitalized : of or relating to the latest period of the Stone Age characterized by polished stone implements

2

: belonging to an earlier age and now outmoded

Examples of NEOLITHIC

1. <my old manual typewriter now seems positively neolithic>

First Known Use of NEOLITHIC

1865

Related to NEOLITHIC

Synonyms

antiquated, archaic, dated, démodé, demoded, fossilized, kaput (also kaputt), medieval (also mediaeval), moribund, mossy, moth-eaten, obsolete, Noachian, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, outworn, passé, prehistoric (also prehistorical), rusty, Stone Age, superannuated

Related Words

aging (or ageing), obsolescent; discarded, disused, inoperable, unusable, unworkable, useless; dead, defunct, expired, extinct, vanished; dormant, fallow, free, idle, inactive, inert, inoperative, latent; ancient, antediluvian, antique, dateless, fusty, musty, old; oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, retro, vintage; aged, age-old, hoary, venerable; atavistic, bygone, erstwhile, former, historic, historical, late, old-world, past

Near Antonyms

contemporary, current, mod, modern, new, newfangled, new-fashioned, present-day, recent, ultramodern, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute; fresh; modernized, refurbished, remodeled, renewed; functional, operable, operational, workable; active, alive, busy, employed, functioning, operating, operative

Other Archaeology Terms

Attic, Byzantine, Paleolithic, cairn, core, flint, horizon, shard, stratum

Rhymes with NEOLITHIC

batholithic, endolithic, Eolithic, granolithic, laccolithic, megalithic, Mesolithic, monolithic, xenolithic