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old-world

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of old-world

pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time

the theater has been painstakingly restored to its old-world elegance

Synonyms of old-world

antique, old-fashioned, old-school, old-time, old-timey, oldfangled, quaint, retro, retrograde, vintage

Words Related to old-world

antiquated, moldy, obsolete, rinky-dink

historic, historical, olden, traditional

old hat, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, outworn, passé, superannuated

dated, fusty, moth-eaten, musty, stodgy

aged, age-old, ancient, antediluvian, atavistic, fossilized, hoary, venerable

bygone, erstwhile, former, late, past

forgotten, remote

ageless, dateless

anachronistic (also anachronic), anachronous

Near Antonyms of old-world

chic, designer, fashionable, smart, stylish

modernized, refurbished, remodeled, renewed, updated

futuristic, high-tech (also hi-tech), latter-day, nontraditional

Antonyms of old-world

contemporary, current, hot, mod, modern, modernist, modernistic, new age, newfangled, new-fashioned, present-day, red-hot, space-age, state-of-the-art, ultramodern, up-to-date

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