Stone Age

²Stone Age

adj

Definition of STONE AGE

1

: of, relating to, or resembling the culture of the Stone Age especially in the use of stone implements <modern Stone Age peoples> <our Stone Age ancestors>

2

: primitive, outmoded, or unsophisticated (as in ideas or technology) by currently accepted standards <marauding mercenaries with Stone Age political ideas — Robert Moss> <using a Stone Age camera>

Examples of STONE AGE

1. <Stone Age attitudes about the raising of children.>

First Known Use of STONE AGE

1865

Related to STONE AGE

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demoded, fossilized, kaput (also kaputt), medieval (also mediaeval), moribund, mossy, moth-eaten, neolithic, Noachian, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, outworn, passé, prehistoric (also prehistorical), rusty, obsolete, superannuated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

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