Stone Age

adjective

Definition of Stone Agenext
as in archaic
having passed its time of use or usefulness Stone Age attitudes about the raising of children

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Stone Age
  1. archaic
  2. obsolete
  3. medieval
  4. antiquated
  5. prehistoric
  6. rusty
  7. old
Adjective
  • And the rest is public perception, which has shifted against what many Americans see as a dirty, archaic form of power generation.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Now, if the league would drop its archaic blackout rules, this would be a lot easier for everyone.
    — Scott Powers, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of archaic
Adjective
  • My book is about a cult of Silicon Valley billionaires who believe that in the 21st century, technology will make democracy obsolete.
    — Tonya Mosley, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
  • An annual audit separates what strengthens your value from what may be becoming obsolete.
    — Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of obsolete
Adjective
  • Divination practices often use Tarot cards or the ogham alphabet, which was originally employed in early medieval Irish and Pictish inscriptions.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • StemRad engineers, though, figured dressing as a medieval knight doesn’t really get you all that much.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of medieval
Adjective
  • The revisions by Takaichi's government to the antiquated law is meant to solidify the principle of the crucial imperial bloodline but pushes aside the emperor’s daughter.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Viewed through a 2026 lens, this now antiquated process seems like a herculean undertaking, one that somehow worked.
    — Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of antiquated
Adjective
  • Scientists have recovered ancient human DNA directly from cave walls in Spain and Portugal, opening a new way to study the people behind prehistoric rock art.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali and Jonathan Bailey led the prehistoric revival, which revolved around a top-secret quest to retrieve the DNA of dinosaurs to create a miracle drug.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of prehistoric
Adjective
  • And so Steiner did, his voice sounding raspy and rusty in the early innings but getting stronger with each successive inning.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The footage begins with Flynn Gray’s young man walking into a rusty spaceship garage.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of rusty
Adjective
  • Body cameras captured the moments Rialto police officers rushed to save a choking 3-year-old child last week.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Tatyana Montero, a 25-year-old Army based in Canada, was given one of Abby Elder's freebies in Las Vegas.
    — Nidhi Singh, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of old
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