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retro

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of retro

pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time

retro fashions that seek to capture the lost glamour of Hollywood in the 1930s

Synonyms of retro

antique, old-fashioned, old-school, old-time, old-world, oldfangled, quaint, vintage

Words Related to retro

antiquated, moldy, obsolete

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old hat, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, outworn, passé, superannuated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

bygone, erstwhile, former, late, past

forgotten, remote

Near Antonyms of retro

chic, designer, fashionable, smart, stylish

modernized, refurbished, remodeled, renewed, updated

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

Antonyms of retro

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

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