| Main Entry: | archaic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very old |
Synonyms: |
ancient, antiquated, antique, bygone, obsolete, old-fashioned, olden, out of date, outmoded, passé, primitive, superannuated |
Antonyms: |
current, modern, new, present, young |
| Main Entry: | ancient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | old, often very old |
Synonyms: |
age-old, aged, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, back number, been around, bygone, creaky, early, elderly, few miles on, fossil, hoary, lot of mileage, moth-eaten, obsolete, old goat, old-fashioned, older, oldie, out-of-date, outmoded, primal, primeval, primordial, relic, remote, rusty, superannuated, timeworn, venerable, worse for wear |
Antonyms: |
modern, new, young |
| Main Entry: | antediluvian |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | out-of-date; prehistoric |
Synonyms: |
age-old, ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, hoary, obsolete, old, old-fashioned, passé, primeval, primitive, primordial, timeworn, venerable |
Antonyms: |
modern, new, up-to-date, young |
| Main Entry: | antiquarian |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | old, ancient |
Synonyms: |
aged, antique, archaic, hoary, obsolete, primitive, timeworn, venerable |
Antonyms: |
modern, new, young |
| Main Entry: | antiquated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obsolete |
Synonyms: |
aged, ancient, antediluvian, antique, archaic, dated, elderly, fusty, hoary, moldy, obsolescent, old, old hat, old-fangled, old-fashioned, out-of-date, outmoded, outworn, superannuated |
Antonyms: |
forward-looking, modern, new, recent |
| Main Entry: | antique |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | old-fashioned |
Synonyms: |
antiquarian, archaic, classic, obsolete, olden, outdated, vintage |
Antonyms: |
current, fresh, modern |
| Main Entry: | bygone |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in the past |
Synonyms: |
ancient, antiquated, archaic, belated, dated, dead, defunct, departed, down memory lane, erstwhile, extinct, forgotten, former, gone, gone by, in oblivion, late, lost, of old, of yore, old-fashioned, old-time, olden, oldfangled, one-time, out-of-date, previous, quondam, sometime, vanished, water over the dam, water under the bridge |
Antonyms: |
modern, new, recent |
| Main Entry: | dated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | out-of-date |
Synonyms: |
antiquated, archaic, behind the times, obsolescent, obsolete, old hat, old-fashioned, out of style, outdated, outmoded, passé, unfashionable |
| Main Entry: | dowdy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | poorly dressed; old-fashioned |
Synonyms: |
antiquated, archaic, baggy, bedraggled, blowsy, bygone, dated, dingy, drab, dull, frowzy, frumpy, homely, moldy, old hat, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, passé, plain, run-down, scrubby, shabby, slatternly, sloppy, slovenly, stodgy, tacky, tasteless, unfashionable, unkempt, unseemly, unstylish, untidy, vintage, wrinkled |
Antonyms: |
chic, classy, fashionable, modern |
| Main Entry: | dull |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | boring, uninteresting |
Synonyms: |
abused, archaic, arid, big yawn, blah, colorless, common, commonplace, dead, dismal, dreary, driveling, dry, familiar, flat, hackneyed, heavy, ho hum, hoary, humdrum*, insipid, jejune, longwinded, monotonous, oft-repeated, ordinary, out-of-date, plain, pointless, prolix, prosaic, prosy, repetitious, repetitive, routine, run-of-the-mill, soporific, stale, stock, stupid, tame, tedious, tired, tiresome, trite, unimaginative, uninspiring, usual, usual thing, vapid, worn-out |
Antonyms: |
active, exciting, interesting, lively |