Synonyms for immemorial
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
ancient, old, olden, primeval, time-honored US, time-honoured UK, hoary, primitive
Definitions
- adj. 1
That is beyond memory; ancient.
The rocks had stood overlooking the valley since time immemorial.
Related words
- Phrases
- time immemorial
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primum, first, and aevum, age), signifies strictly belonging to the first ages, earliest in time, but often only the earliest of which man knows or conceives, immemorial.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- ancient The Coliseum was the former arena in ancient Rome.
- olden In olden times, women often went out bonneted.
- primeval Prehistoric man lived in the primeval forest.
- primitive Magic plays an important part in primitive society.
By length
- 3 letters
- old1
- 5 letters
- olden2, hoary2
- 7 letters
- ancient2
- 8 letters
- primeval3
- 9 letters
- primitive3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (olden2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- immémorial