Synonyms of the word archaic


ARCHAICANTEDILUVIAN - ANTIQUATED - EARLY - OLD - PRIMITIVE

archaic

  • n. (archaeology, US, usually capitalized) A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between…
  • n. (paleoanthropology) (A member of) an archaic variety of Homo sapiens.
  • adj. Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.
  • adj. (of words) No longer in ordinary use, though still used occasionally to give a sense of antiquity.
  • adj. (archaeology) Belonging to the archaic period.

antediluvian

  • adj. Ancient or antiquated; old; prehistoric.
  • adj. Extremely dated.
  • adj. Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge.
  • adj. (biblical) Pertaining or belonging to the time prior to Noah's Flood.
  • n. One who lived prior to Noah's Flood.

antiquated

  • adj. old-fashioned, out of date.

early

  • adj. At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
  • adj. Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
  • adj. Near the start or beginning.
  • adj. Having begun to occur; in its early stages.
  • adv. At a time before expected; sooner than usual.
  • adv. Soon; in good time; seasonably.
  • n. (informal) A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day.

old

  • adj. Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
  • adj. Of an item that has been used and so is not new (unused).
  • adj. Having existed or lived for the specified time.
  • adj. (heading) Of an earlier time.
  • adj. Tiresome.
  • adj. Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
  • adj. A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old,…
  • adj. (obsolete) Excessive, abundant.
  • n. (with "the") People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.

primitive

  • n. (linguistics) An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
  • n. A member of a primitive society.
  • n. A simple-minded person.
  • n. (computing, programming) A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex…
  • n. (computing, programming) Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a…
  • n. A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.
  • n. (mathematics) A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.
  • adj. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
  • adj. Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.
  • adj. Crude, obsolete.
  • adj. (grammar) Original; primary; radical; not derived.
  • adj. (biology) Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
  • adj. (mathematics) Not derived from another of the same type.

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