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| Main Entry: | archaic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very old |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antiquated, antique, bygone, obsolete, old-fashioned, outmoded, passé, primitive, superannuated, olden, out of date |
| Antonyms: | current, modern, new, present, young |
| Main Entry: | ancient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | old, often very old |
| Synonyms: | aged, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, early, elderly, fossil*, hoary, moth-eaten*, obsolete, old-fashioned, older, out-of-date, outmoded, primal, primeval, primordial, relic, remote, rusty, superannuated, timeworn, venerable, age-old, back number, been around, creaky, few miles on, lot of mileage, old goat, oldie, worse for wear |
| Antonyms: | modern, new, young |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | antediluvian |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | out-of-date; prehistoric |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, hoary, obsolete, old, old-fashioned, passé, primeval, primitive, primordial, timeworn, venerable, age-old |
| 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aged, ancient, antediluvian, antique, archaic, dated, elderly, hoary, moldy, obsolescent, old, old hat, old-fashioned, out-of-date, outmoded, superannuated, fusty, old-fangled, outworn |
| Antonyms: | modern, new, recent, forward-looking |
| Main Entry: | bygone |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in the past |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antiquated, archaic, belated, dated, dead, defunct, departed, erstwhile, extinct, forgotten, former, gone, late, lost, old-fashioned, old-time, one-time, out-of-date, previous, quondam, sometime, vanished, water under the bridge*, down memory lane, gone by, in oblivion, of old, of yore, olden, oldfangled, water over the dam |
| Antonyms: | modern, new, recent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | out-of-date |
| Synonyms: | antiquated, archaic, behind the times, obsolescent, obsolete, old hat, old-fashioned, outdated, outmoded, passé, unfashionable, out of style |
| Main Entry: | dowdy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | poorly dressed; old-fashioned |
| Synonyms: | antiquated, archaic, baggy, bedraggled, bygone, dated, dingy, drab, dull, frowzy*, frumpy*, homely, moldy, old hat, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, passé, plain, run-down, shabby, sloppy, slovenly, stodgy, tacky, tasteless, unfashionable, unkempt, unseemly, untidy, vintage, wrinkled, blowsy, scrubby, slatternly, unstylish |
| Antonyms: | chic, classy, fashionable, modern |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | extinct |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dead, obsolete |
| Synonyms: | archaic, asleep, bygone, cold*, deceased, defunct, departed, done for*, ended, fallen, gone, inactive, late, lifeless, lost, out, outmoded, passé, superseded, unknown, vanished, void, abolished, dead and gone, disappeared, doused, exanimate, exterminated, extinguished, no longer known, passed on, snuffed out, terminated, vanquished |
| Antonyms: | alive, existing, extant, living |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | immemorial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ancient, old |
| Synonyms: | archaic, fixed, forever, long-standing, prehistoric, primeval, rooted, time-honored, traditional, age-old, of yore, olden |
| Antonyms: | current, lately, memorable, new, recent, young |
| Main Entry: | medieval |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having to do with the Middle Ages; old |
| Synonyms: | Gothic, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, old, old-fashioned, primitive, unenlightened, feudal |
| Antonyms: | modern |
| Main Entry: | moth-eaten |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shabby; stale |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antiquated, archaic, dated, decayed, decrepit, dilapidated, moribund, old-fashioned, outdated, ragged, tattered, threadbare, worn-out |
| Main Entry: | obsolete |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | no longer in use, in vogue |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, dated, dead, discarded, done for*, dusty, extinct, fossil, gone, kaput*, moldy*, moth-eaten*, old, old-fashioned, out*, out-of-date, outmoded, passé, stale, superannuated, superseded, timeworn, unfashionable, anachronistic, dead and gone, dinosaur, disused, had it, has-been, horse and buggy, old-hat, old-school, out-of-fashion, outworn |
| Notes: | things that are no longer used or needed are obsolete; things that are becoming obsolete are obsolescent |
| Antonyms: | contemporary, current, in vogue, modern, new, present, up-to-date |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | old-fashioned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | antiquated |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, behind the times*, behind the times, bygone, corny*, dated, dead*, dowdy*, extinct, moldy*, musty, neglected, obsolescent, obsolete, obsolete, odd*, old, old-time, out*, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, outmoded, passé*, passé, past, primitive, rococo*, superannuated, unfashionable, vintage, demoded, disapproved, démodé, grown old, not current, not modern, not with it, of old, of olden days, of the old school, of the old school, old-fangled, old-hat, olden, oldfangled, out of it, out of style, out-of-style, outworn, unstylish |
| Antonyms: | contemporary, current, in vogue, modern, new |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | outdated/out-of-date |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | old-fashioned |
| Synonyms: | antiquated, antique, archaic, behind the times*, dated, dusty, moth-eaten*, musty, obsolete, old, out, outmoded, passé, square, tired, unfashionable, vintage, anachronous, back number, démodé, has-been, not with it, old-hat, out-of-style |
| Antonyms: | current, fashionable, modern, new, popular, up-to-date |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | outmoded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obsolete, old-fashioned |
| Synonyms: | antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, behind the times*, bent, bygone, dated, dead, extinct, moldy*, moth-eaten*, musty*, obsolescent, obsolete, old-time, out, out-of-date, passé*, superannuated, superseded, tired, unfashionable, vintage, anachronistic, dinosaur, disused, démodé, fossilized, has-been, horse and buggy, old-hat, olden, out-of-style, outworn, unstylish, unusable |
| Antonyms: | current, modern, new, popular, up-to-date, new-fangled |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prehistoric |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | before recorded history |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, archaic, earliest, early, old, primeval, primitive, primordial, olden |
| Main Entry: | outdated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | old-fashioned |
| Synonyms: | antiquated, antique, archaic, dated, moth-eaten, obsolete, old, old hat, out, out-of-date, outmoded, passé, square, tired, unfashionable, vintage, anachronous, back number, démodé, has-been, out-of-style |
| Antonyms: | current, modern |
| Main Entry: | superseded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | out-of-date |
| Synonyms: | antiquated, archaic, obsolete, old, old-fashioned, outmoded, passé |
| Main Entry: | primitive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ancient, original |
| Synonyms: | archaic, basic, earliest, early, elementary, essential, first, fundamental, old, primal, primary, primeval, primordial, pristine, underlying, undeveloped, substratal, underivative, underived, unevolved |
| Antonyms: | current, modern, new, present |
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