Synonyms of antiques

antiques

noun

plural of antique

as in artifacts

something belonging to or surviving from an earlier period

their house is filled with rare antiques, including a collection of 19th-century African masks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• artifacts
• relics
• antiquities
• fossils
• museum pieces
• ruins
• dinosaurs
• remnants
• remains
• vestiges
• traces
• hangovers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of antiques

Each one is different, decorated with a mix of antiques and comfy upholstery that gives the Farmhouse a distinctly Virginia countryside feel. — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2026

The enterprise continued in Bangkok, the home of Nino’s maternal grandparents, where the budding artist discovered a wealth of antiques and toothsome Thai fruits. — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2026

The interior is designed to match, and far from recycling bright, beachy tropes, instead opts for subtler period antiques, oversized tubs, dark wood floors, and brass lighting fixtures. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026

Willis stripped it down and packed the space with street finds, antiques from the Chelsea Flea Market, and set pieces from his professional work. — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2026

Sang-woo’s grandfather had been a businessman and a police officer under the Japanese colonial government, before the Second World War; books and antiques from that period line every surface. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Republic Goods and Buffalo Exchange both offer consignment or trade-ins, and Main Street Mercantile has antiques and unique finds in addition to clothing. — Mackenzie Jervis, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2026

Bonding over their passion for interiors, antiques hunting at the open market, the meeting resulted in a new holiday home collaboration unveiled in September. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Collecting segments like antiques, jewelry, and gems trailed behind, so the commonplace observation that buying other luxury collectibles might lead to art collecting did not seem to hold for this particular slice of the collectorate. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026