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antique
Synonyms and Antonyms of antique
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dating or surviving from the distant past
age-old, aged, ancient, antediluvian, dateless, hoar, hoary, immemorial, old, venerable
antiquated, archaic, archaistic, dated, fusty, geriatric, medieval (also mediaeval), moldy, Noachian, obsolete, outmoded, out-of-date, passé
old-fashioned, old-time, old-world, retro, vintage
durable, enduring, lasting, long-lived, permanent
ageless, hallowed, time-honored, timeless, time-tested, timeworn, traditional, tried, tried-and-true
prehistoric (also prehistorical), primeval, primordial
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pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time
antiquated, moldy, obsolete, rinky-dink
historic, historical, olden, traditional
old hat, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, outworn, passé, superannuated
dated, fusty, moth-eaten, musty, stodgy
aged, age-old, ancient, antediluvian, atavistic, fossilized, hoary, venerable
bygone, erstwhile, former, late, past
anachronistic (also anachronic), anachronous
Synonym Discussion of antique
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- old houses
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- an old sweater of mine
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- ancient accounts of dragons
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- the family's venerable patriarch
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- collected antique Chippendale furniture
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- antiquated teaching methods
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- the play used archaic language to convey a sense of period
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- a computer that makes earlier models obsolete
antique
Synonyms and Antonyms of antique
something belonging to or surviving from an earlier period
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