STONE AGE Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

Stone Age

adjective

Definition of Stone Age

as in archaic

having passed its time of use or usefulness Stone Age attitudes about the raising of children

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In addition, the belief that hip-hop artists are required to acquiesce and musically circumscribe themselves to appease mainstream audiences is archaic in many respects.

— Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2026
In addition, the belief that hip-hop artists are required to acquiesce and musically circumcise themselves to appease mainstream audiences is archaic in many respects.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of archaic

Adjective

The spreadsheet era has lasted far too long, along with QA practices that were rendered obsolete three to four years ago.

— Stefan Gogoll, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
For Picasso, the new was power; its will to render obsolete what came before was as irresistible as a force of nature.

— Michael Brenson, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of obsolete

Adjective

Designed for ages 3 to 12, the shiny indoor space is cleverly set up into various imaginative zones, from a plush mediaeval princess castle to a play gym with climbing wall.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
Its six books promised to take me from a medieval royal court to a post-alien-invasion-near-future, via 1980s Jamaica, 1990s Scotland, 2020s Massachusetts and present-day London.

— Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of medieval

Adjective

Move beyond antiquated notions of making your first three seconds a logo and a tagline.

— Phoena Pang, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Causes include an antiquated business model, declining advertising revenue and hedge-fund buyouts that have gutted papers.

— Pamela E. Walck, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of antiquated

Adjective

With their prehistoric dispersal methods long gone, are these trees at risk?

— Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2026
The dinosaur attacks have at least one upside, though, as running from the prehistoric beasts forces Denise and Greg to overcome their marital tension.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of prehistoric

Adjective

Later that week, van den Noort grabbed a bucket, a few Mason jars and a smartphone and got into his rusty Saab.

— Jonathan Mingle, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2026
The scientists ducked as the boat floated beneath a rusty drawbridge, completed in 1911 and designed by Joseph Strauss, the Golden Gate Bridge’s chief engineer.

— Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of rusty

Adjective

There have been lows—trying to manufacture a viral dance in an empty pub alongside a dwarf Michael Jackson impersonator among them—but Skepta is old enough to own those now, and grow from them.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2026
California has a rich and varied history — and San Jose is the oldest civilian community in the state.

— John Ramos, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026

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