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venerable
Synonyms and Antonyms of venerable
- The venerable old man was a cherished source of advice and wisdom for the villagers.
- a venerable tradition that colleges have been maintaining for centuries
age-old, aged, ancient, antediluvian, antique, dateless, hoar, hoary, immemorial, old
antiquated, archaic, dated, fusty, geriatric, medieval (also mediaeval), moldy, obsolete, outmoded, out-of-date, passé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
prehistoric (also prehistorical), primeval, primordial
Synonym Discussion of venerable
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- old houses
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- an old sweater of mine
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- ancient accounts of dragons
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- the family's venerable patriarch
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- collected antique Chippendale furniture
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- antiquated teaching methods
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- the play used archaic language to convey a sense of period
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- a computer that makes earlier models obsolete
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