| Main Entry: | relic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something saved from the past |
Synonyms: |
antique, antiquity, archaism, artifact, curio, curiosity, evidence, fragment, heirloom, keepsake, memento, memorial, monument, remains, remembrance, remembrancer, reminder, remnant, residue, ruins, scrap, souvenir, survival, testimonial, token, trace, trophy, vestige |
| 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elderly, few miles on, fossil, hoary, lot of mileage, moth-eaten, obsolete, old goat, old-fashioned, older, oldie, out-of-date, outmoded, primal, primeval, primordial, relic, remote, rusty, superannuated, timeworn, venerable, worse for wear |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: | antique |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | old object, often of great value |
Synonyms: |
antiquity, artifact, bygone, heirloom, monument, objet d'art, rarity, relic, ruin, vestige |
| Main Entry: | antiquity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | old object |
Synonyms: |
antique, relic, ruin |
| Main Entry: | ash(es) |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | remains of burning |
Synonyms: |
charcoal, cinders, dust, embers, powder, relics, remains, ruins, slag, soot |
| Main Entry: | body |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | corpse |
Synonyms: |
ashes, bones, cadaver, carcass, carrion, clay, corpus delicti, dead body, deceased, dust, relic, remains, stiff* |
| Main Entry: | fossil |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | organic remains of a previous time |
Synonyms: |
deposit, eolith, impression, neolith, paleolith, petrifaction, reconstruction, relic, skeleton, specimen, trace |
| Main Entry: | hoary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ancient |
Synonyms: |
age-old, aged, antiquated, antique, elderly, lot of mileage, old, old-fashioned, older, oldie, out-of-date, relic, rusty, timeworn, venerable, very old |
| Main Entry: | keepsake |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something precious |
Synonyms: |
emblem, favor, memento, memorial, relic, remembrance, reminder, souvenir, symbol, token, trophy |
| Main Entry: | memento |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | souvenir |
Synonyms: |
keepsake, memorial, relic, remembrance, remembrancer, reminder, token, trace, trophy, vestige |