Synonyms of relic

relic

noun

1

as in artifact

a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished

a crude stone ax and other relics of the Neanderthals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• artifact
• trace
• remnant
• vestige
• ghost
• reminder
• echo
• shadow
• memento
• corpse
• remembrance
• rest
• hangover
• remainder
• residue
• afterimage
• aftertaste
• remain(s)
• leftover
• scrap
• residual
• leavings
• balance
• oddment
• dreg(s)

2

as in antique

something belonging to or surviving from an earlier period

in my grandparents' attic are many "groovy" relics from the 1960s

Synonyms & Similar Words

• artifact
• antique
• antiquities
• fossil
• museum piece
• ruins
• dinosaur
• remnant
• vestige
• remains
• hangover
• trace

3

as in dinosaur

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dinosaur
• has-been
• fossil
• fogey
• fogy
• throwback
• troglodyte
• old-timer
• mossback
• dodo
• stick-in-the-mud
• fuddy-duddy
• stodge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• comer
• rising star
• up-and-comer

• comer
• rising star
• up-and-comer

4

as in remains

relics plural a dead body

though it is believed that missionary died in New Guinea, his relics have never been found

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remains
• corpse
• carcass
• corpus
• bones
• cadaver
• ashes
• corse
• stiff
• deceased
• mummy
• carnage
• decedent
• carrion