Synonyms for archaic
ɑrˈkeɪ ɪkar·cha·ic

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1. archaic

   Some of the oldest or most ancient words are not obsolete, as father, mother, etc. A word is obsolete which has quite gone out of reputable use; a word is archaic which is falling out of reputable use, or, on the other hand, having been obsolete, is taken up tentatively by writers or speakers of influence, so that it may perhaps regain its position as a living word; a word is rare if there are few present instances of its reputable use. Compare OLD.

   See synonyms for NEW.

   Synonyms:
   ancient, antiquated, disused, obsolescent, obsolete, old, out of date, rare

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1. antediluvian, antiquated, archaicadjective

   so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

   "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws"

   Synonyms:
   antiquated, primitive, antediluvial, antediluvian

   Antonyms:
   late, new, later(a)

2. archaic, primitiveadjective

   little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type

   "archaic forms of life"; "primitive mammals"; "the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe"

   Synonyms:
   naive, antiquated, primitive, crude, rude, antediluvian

   Antonyms:
   late, new, later(a)

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. passe

   having passed its time of use or usefulness

   Submitted by @Muskan on December 28, 2020  

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1. archaicadjective

   Synonyms:
   old, ancient, obsolete, antiquated, antique, by-gone, out of use, out of date, out of fashion, old-fashioned

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1. List of paraphrases for "archaic":

   antiquated, outdated, obsolete, old-fashioned, outmoded, antique, ancient

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1. Amy Klobuchar:

   I do not believe an archaic rule should be used to allow us to put our heads in the sand -- to use Justice( Sonia) Sotomayor's words -- to put our heads in the sand and not take action on the important issues.

2. Chris Stringer:

   Many temperate areas that currently have little or no archaic fossil human record may now be able to contribute to building a population history of Neanderthals, Denisovans and - who knows ? - yet other human lineages.

3. Tom Donohue:

   This is not a vision for the future, but an archaic idea that should be dumped in your computer trash can.

4. Martin McPhee:

   Lending remains pretty much an archaic process for banks, largely based on paper forms that are designed to give customers a poor experience, research shows that four out of five banking customers will happily leave their banks for a better customer experience.

5. John Galliano:

   How dare you refer to my beautiful children as 'synthetic'. And shame on you for wagging your judgmental little fingers at IVF ... Your archaic thinking is out of step with the times, just like your fashions.