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venerable

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of venerable

1 deserving honor and respect especially by reason of age

  • the venerable old man was a cherished source of advice and wisdom for the villagers
Synonyms of venerable

hallowed, revered, reverend, sacred, venerated
Words Related to venerable

honorable, reputable, respectable

considered, esteemed, honored, respected, reverenced

admirable, distinguished, estimable, redoubtable, worthy

good, moral, noble, righteous
Near Antonyms of venerable

bad, discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, ignominious, infamous, loose, notorious, shameful

immoral, seamy, shadowy, shady, sordid, unsavory, vile, wicked

base, contemptible, despicable, detestable, dirty, low, mean, wretched

2 dating or surviving from the distant past

  • a venerable tradition that colleges have been maintaining for centuries
Synonyms of venerable

age-old, aged, ancient, antediluvian, antique, dateless, hoar, hoary, immemorial, old
Words Related to venerable

aging (or ageing), mature

antiquated, archaic, archaistic, dated, fusty, geriatric, medieval (also mediaeval), moldy, Noachian, obsolete, outmoded, out-of-date, passé

old-fashioned, old-time, old-world, retro, vintage

durable, enduring, lasting, long-lived, permanent

ageless, hallowed, time-honored, timeless, time-tested, timeworn, traditional, tried, tried-and-true

classic, classical

prehistoric (also prehistorical), primeval, primordial
Near Antonyms of venerable

fresh, vernal, young, youthful

contemporary, current, latest, mod, novel, present-day, ultramodern

untested, untried

brand-new, unused, unworn
Antonyms of venerable

modern, new, recent

Synonym Discussion of venerable

old, ancient, venerable, antique, antiquated, archaic, obsolete mean having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past. old may apply to either actual or merely relative length of existence.
    • old houses
    • an old sweater of mine
ancient applies to occurrence, existence, or use in or survival from the distant past.
    • ancient accounts of dragons
venerable stresses the impressiveness and dignity of great age.
    • the family's venerable patriarch
antique applies to what has come down from a former or ancient time.
    • collected antique Chippendale furniture
antiquated implies being discredited or outmoded or otherwise inappropriate to the present time.
    • antiquated teaching methods
archaic implies having the character or characteristics of a much earlier time.
    • the play used archaic language to convey a sense of period
obsolete may apply to something regarded as no longer acceptable or useful even though it is still in existence.
    • a computer that makes earlier models obsolete

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