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Synonyms & Antonyms of relic
1
a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished
- a crude stone ax and other relics of the Neanderthals
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3
one that has passed the peak of effectiveness or popularity
- his courtly manners marked him as a relic of a more refined and formal era
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- fuddy-duddy,
- mossback,
- stick-in-the-mud,
- stodge
- [British],
- troglodyte
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The first known use of relic was in the 13th century
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