variants
also mediaeval
as in archaic
having passed its time of use or usefulness
get rid of that medieval kerosene stove—it stinks and it's dangerous
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Recent Examples of medieval
Since medieval times, the colorful fool—from court jesters to Shakespeare’s characters—has used playful wit to critique authority and buffoonery to whip up excitement.
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Time, 30 Oct. 2025
And yet, practically everyone in the ancient, classical, and medieval world went with the first explanation and not the second.
—Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025
The artifact, believed to be made of either rock crystal or glass, was used to help scholars magnify the words of medieval manuscripts.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Parts of those medieval fortifications can still be seen today in the museum’s lower levels.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Time, 30 Oct. 2025
And yet, practically everyone in the ancient, classical, and medieval world went with the first explanation and not the second.
—Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025
The artifact, believed to be made of either rock crystal or glass, was used to help scholars magnify the words of medieval manuscripts.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Parts of those medieval fortifications can still be seen today in the museum’s lower levels.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medieval
Adjective
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Rejecting the streamlining and modernizing approach of many recent translations, Mendelsohn artfully reproduces the epic’s formal qualities—meter, enjambment, alliteration, assonance—and in so doing restores to Homer’s masterwork its archaic grandeur.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Nearly 20 years later, the law may seem archaic, the Enquirer previously reported, and may be a violation of the First Amendment.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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And just because there’s a new art form like AI, doesn’t mean that the old art form becomes obsolete, right?—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The champions of unfettered AI talk as though copyright law is a nuisance, something quaint and obsolete.—
Gerard Scimeca,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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But the company is back on a strong growth trajectory, fueled by the AI boom that could possibly disrupt the antiquated insurance industry that has incumbents with large market share, but are slow to evolve.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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On the other hand, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and a backup cam kept the cheap sports car from feeling too antiquated to bear.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Large muskies, prehistoric-looking fish with canine-style teeth, lurk there.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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In Scotland, archaeologists found evidence of a prehistoric village at a future golf course earlier this year.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Medieval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medieval. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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