ARCHAISTIC Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

archaistic

adjective

Definition of archaistic

as in medieval

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Adjective

Self-mortifying pamagdarame rituals, including whipping and crucifixion, likewise have roots in medieval Christian tradition.

— H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2026
Around a two-hour drive from here lies the beautiful medieval city of Limoges that’s famed for its leather.

— James Rampton, TheWeek, 9 July 2026

Definition of medieval

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The Spanish is archaic, the intonations are complicated, and the words tumble over themselves like a hard charge toward the goal posts.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
For golf cart operators, that evolution absolutely begins by ditching archaic lead-acid relics engineered for a bygone era.

— Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 24 June 2026

Definition of archaic

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Such discussions often uncover resident sentiments about equipment deemed outmoded, unrealized expectations and inconvenient access.

— Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Their outmoded style, with its seriousness and corniness, its big acting choices and low budgets, is basically impossible to recreate without falling into parody.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 19 June 2026

Definition of outmoded

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Some will note that the history of older lottery picks isn’t great, but that history all pre-dated NIL; for instance, Lendeborg would have been a late first-rounder out of UAB in 2025 if not for Michigan coming with a giant bag last spring.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Click here for dated and tickets.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 22 May 2026

Definition of dated

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Preckwinkle's team first tackled the out-of-date property tax system by hiring Tyler Technologies under a $30 million dollar contract to upgrade the county's property tax system.

— Chris Tye, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Litman isn’t a baby boomer CEO, dispensing out-of-date wisdom from a corner office or a business school professor, theorizing from a distance.

— Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 11 May 2026

Definition of out-of-date

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The story of how this whimsical, gender-fluid brand got into the fusty, dusty, and chronically behind-the-times bridal industry isn't a particularly dramatic one.

— Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 26 June 2026
It was given a $31 million overhaul in full-on 18th-century Provençal style by the Airelles Collection in 2014, but managed to emerge classic yet not clichéd, formal but not fusty.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026

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