Synonyms of antiquity

antiquity

noun

an-ˈti-kwə-tē 

as in ancientness

the state of being something old

despite their indisputable antiquity, many of the carvings look like they could have been made yesterday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ancientness
• antiquation
• age
• hoariness
• agedness
• obsolescence
• datedness
• obsoleteness
• fustiness
• agelessness
• old-fashionedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• newness
• modernity
• currency
• freshness
• novelty
• modernness
• recentness
• currentness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of antiquity

From antiquity to outer space, literature and film are filled with scrappy adventurers struggling to get home. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

Since antiquity, mathematicians have suspected that O(n2) was an inherent speed limit for multiplication. — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 13 July 2026

The tomb, identified as belonging to a man named Paser, was found by a Dutch archaeological mission from Leiden University in the Sheikh Abd el-Qurna necropolis on Luxor's West Bank, according to Egypt's tourism and antiquities ministry. — CBS News, 12 July 2026

The pottery fragments were used to record daily transactions and correspondence, according to Diaa Zaharan, head of the Islamic, Coptic and Jewish antiquities department at the Supreme Council of Antiquities. — Lea Tran, TheWeek, 10 July 2026