CLASSICS Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

classics

noun

plural of classic

as in models

someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation among women who have devoted themselves to a life of scientific inquiry, Marie Curie is one of the acknowledged classics

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as in masterpieces

something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement the works of Michelangelo are regarded as classics of the sculptor's art

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as in incarnations

the most perfect type or example his journey of discovery was a classic of arduous effort and fierce determination

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Recent Examples of classics When temperatures drop, turn to comfort-food classics (like breaded or smothered pork chops) and serve them with one of our favorite hearty mashed potato recipes. —

Wini Moranville, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2026 Among the vast range of works are classics, such as Sir John Everett Millais’ Ophelia to Henry Moore’s moving sculpture. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026 Every Friday night of his childhood, Kurt Evans and his mother would order cartons of Chinese takeout, the cardboard boxes filled to the brim with classics like shrimp lo mein, egg foo young, General Tso’s chicken and beef and broccoli. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026 These monikers range from classics like Robin and Lucy to more uncommon names like Oran and Valo. —

Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 10 Apr. 2026 For classics that lack CAD designs, the cars can be scanned to make computer models for reproduction. —

Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2026 Diners will find classics like encebollado (fish soup with yuca, albacore tuna and citrus onions) and cazuela de platano (green plantains, peanut and tuna). —

Connie Ogle april 10, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026 In the meantime, customers looking for their Crumbl fix can continue to explore the brand’s weekly rotating cookie menu and its lineup of permanent classics. —

Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026 Two Southern classics, deviled egg and potato salad, collide to create these tiny delicacies. —

Josh Miller, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026

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The proliferation of letters in the New Testament is also typical of second-century literary activity; letters written as rhetorical models, using the epistolary form as an intimate vehicle for argument, are everywhere in the later period.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Earlier in April, Lenovo changed the prices of its lower-tier Legion Go 2 models.

— James Peckham, PC Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026