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vintage
 [vin-tij] 
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superior |
| Synonyms: | best, choice, classic, classical, excellent, mature, old, prime, rare, ripe, select, selected, venerable |
| Antonyms: | inferior, minor, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | antique |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | old-fashioned |
| Synonyms: | antiquarian, archaic, classic, obsolete, olden, outdated, vintage |
| Antonyms: | current, fresh, modern |
| Main Entry: | classic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | characteristic, regular |
| Synonyms: | prototypal, prototypical, representative, simple, standard, time-honored, typical, usual, vintage |
| Notes: | for classic, assume the meaning 'of the highest class' and 'typical, excellent as an example; timeless' and for classical 'pertaining to or characteristic of Greek or Roman antiquity or civilization' |
| Antonyms: | abnormal, irregular, uncharacteristic |
Example Sentences
- Among motor boat enthusiasts, the vintage launch has always been the queen of the waterways.
- It's vintage all the way-"vintage" as imagined by undergraduates with limited closets, that is.
- Last year was certainly a vintage one for world trade.
| Main Entry: | classic/classical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | best, model |
| Synonyms: | archetypal, capital, champion, consummate, definitive, distinguished, esthetic, excellent, exemplary, famous, fine, finest, first-rate, flawless, ideal, master, masterly, paradigmatic, paramount, perfect, prime, quintessential, ranking, standard, superior, top, top-notch, vintage, well-known |
| Antonyms: | inferior, worst |
| Main Entry: | crop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | harvest of fruit, vegetable |
| Synonyms: | annual production, byproduct, crops, fruitage, fruits, gathering, gleaning, output, produce, product, reaping, season's growth, vintage, yield |
| Main Entry: | dowdy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | poorly dressed; old-fashioned |
| Synonyms: | antiquated, archaic, baggy, bedraggled, blowsy, bygone, dated, dingy, drab, dull, frowzy, frumpy, homely, moldy, old hat, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, passé, plain, run-down, scrubby, shabby, slatternly, sloppy, slovenly, stodgy, tacky, tasteless, unfashionable, unkempt, unseemly, unstylish, untidy, vintage, wrinkled |
| Antonyms: | chic, classy, fashionable, modern |
| Main Entry: | old |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | traditional, long-established |
| Synonyms: | age-old, constant, continuing, enduring, established, experienced, familiar, firm, hardened, inveterate, lifelong, long-lasting, long-lived, of long standing, perennial, perpetual, practiced, skilled, solid, staying, steady, time-honored, versed, veteran, vintage |
| Antonyms: | contemporary, current, modern, new |
| 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*, demoded, disapproved, dowdy, démodé, extinct, grown old, moldy, musty, neglected, not current, not modern, not with it, obsolescent, obsolete, obsolete, odd*, of old, of olden days, of the old school, of the old school, old, old-fangled, old-hat, old-time, olden, oldfangled, out of it, out of style, out*, out-of-date, out-of-style, outdated, outmoded, outmoded, outworn, passé, passé, past, primitive, rococo, superannuated, unfashionable, unstylish, vintage |
| 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: | anachronous, antiquated, antique, archaic, back number, behind the times, dated, dusty, démodé, has-been, moth-eaten, musty, not with it, obsolete, old, old-hat, out, out-of-style, outmoded, passé, square, tired, unfashionable, vintage |
| Antonyms: | current, fashionable, modern, new, popular, up-to-date |
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