Synonyms for antique
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Old-fashioned
old-fashioned, antiquated, outmoded, quaint, obsolete, old-hat, superannuated, archaic, primitive, outdated, disused, venerable, elderly, antediluvian, defunct, extinct, hoary, ex, passe, outworn
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.
- n. 1
In general, anything very old; specifically: An old object perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance.
Related words
- Word family
- antic antiquarian antiquary antiquate antiquity
- Phrases
- antique shop antique crown antique store
Forms
- Plural
- antiques → old-timers, gaffers, oldtimers, ancients…
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Antique refers to an ancient, antiquated to a discarded style. Antique is that which is either ancient in fact or ancient in style.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- quaint We stayed in a quaint bed and breakfast by the sea.
- antiquated He has somewhat antiquated ideas about education.
- outmoded The teacher's method of teaching is so outmoded.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| antique | rising | |
| quaint | rising | |
| antiquated | steady | |
| outmoded | falling | |
| antic | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- ex1
- 3 letters
- old1
- 5 letters
- moldy2, oldie2, passe2, hoary2, antic2
- 6 letters
- quaint1, gaffer, mouldy2
- 7 letters
- ancient2, elderly3, extinct2, archaic3, defunct2, disused, crinkly, outworn, oldster2
- 8 letters
- distress2, outdated3, obsolete3, outmoded3, oldtimer
- 9 letters
- primitive3, ancestral3, venerable4, geriatric4
- 10 letters
- antiquated4, antemodern
- 12 letters
- antediluvian
- 13 letters
- superannuated
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (moldy2 = 2 syllables).