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 Aviation has been a long-standing muse for many of the world’s finest cars—its influence seen across the automotive timeline from classics such as the concours-winning 1935 Voisin C25 Aerodyne to the recent Czinger 21 C hypercar. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026 For the fans, Europe’s spring classics, notorious for their cobblestones and miserable weather, had delivered that year. — Tom Campbell, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 Michael Jackson nearly matches Drake’s showing on the R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs chart as two of his classics return and three more remain inside the top 10. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 General manager Quinn Farragher runs the bar program, offering a blend of classics and their own twists, such as a hot honey margarita made with local Becker honey. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026 In addition to these skincare classics, CVS also carries the beauty tools we’re all obsessed with, from gua sha stones to red light therapy devices. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 31 July 2026 In this guide, plant pros share their tips on deadheading peonies and other advice on how to keep these garden classics looking their best. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 31 July 2026 The Speed Twin 1200 TFC is the sort of motorcycle that reminds you why enthusiasts continue to fall for Triumph's modern classics. — New Atlas, 30 July 2026 Classic Learning Initiatives say the test is apolitical and students need not have read the classics to take it. — Chris Quintana, USA Today, 30 July 2026

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Noun

Meanwhile, Microsoft, Meta, and Nvidia champion open models for innovation and security.

— Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
As welcome as this news will be to the company’s investors, even more exciting was when Vigna said the company would unveil two new models before the year is over.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of models

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Born in 1906, Visconti was older than either collaborator, and his high-toned, overripe style, expressed in his masterpieces Senso (1954) and The Leopard (1963), arguably renders him an even more remote figure.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
Painting and drawing aren’t about producing museum-worthy masterpieces.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 30 July 2026

Definition of masterpieces

Noun

Television has its own example in Doctor Who, where generations of viewers have embraced different actors as the Doctor without abandoning earlier incarnations.

— David Deal, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Put all that together and this city has good reason to embrace a festival that, after 20 incarnations in Sweet Home Chicago, deserves to be seen as part of our summer furniture.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of incarnations

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For now, though, soccer’s civil war appears to be heading toward an entrenched standoff of ideas and values.

— Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Liverpool’s new manager turned Bournemouth into a highly efficient outfit during his time in charge there and could carry over some ideas to his latest club.

— Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of ideas

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Since the late 2010s, this pressure has been inescapably amplified by algorithms, nudging celebrities, influencers, and the people who follow them toward similar aesthetic ideals.

— Jaimie Potters, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
According to the New York Times on Sunday, that drive to capitulate lays bare a firm was caught between its progressive ideals and the business demand for corporate practice.

— Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of ideals

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They were first popularized in Georgian England as small tokens of affection, infatuation or mourning, and examples are scattered across major museums such as the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
The best treatment is prevention, and vaccination remains one of the clearest examples of that principle in action.

— Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of examples

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Evolutionary biologist Rowan Hooper’s exploration of the many manifestations of symbiotic collaboration.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
In Salento, each town nestled into a shallow valley or slim rise has its own dialectal name for the almond in its varied manifestations—as tree, as fruit, as orchard.

— Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026