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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in the past |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antiquated, archaic, belated, dated, dead, defunct, departed, down memory lane, erstwhile, extinct, forgotten, former, gone, gone by, in oblivion, late, lost, of old, of yore, old-fashioned, old-time, olden, oldfangled, one-time, out-of-date, previous, quondam, sometime, vanished, water over the dam, water under the bridge |
| Antonyms: | modern, new, recent |
| Main Entry: | antique |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | old object, often of great value |
| Synonyms: | antiquity, artifact, bygone, heirloom, monument, objet d'art, rarity, relic, ruin, vestige |
| Main Entry: | archaic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very old |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antiquated, antique, bygone, obsolete, old-fashioned, olden, out of date, outmoded, passé, primitive, superannuated |
| Antonyms: | current, modern, new, present, young |
| Main Entry: | curio |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | knickknack |
| Synonyms: | antique, bauble, bibelot, bygone, collectible, collector's item, objet d'art, toy, trifle, trinket, whatnot |
| Main Entry: | curiosity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | odd item |
| Synonyms: | anomaly, bibelot, bygone, conversation piece, curio, exoticism, freak, knickknack, marvel, monstrosity, nonesuch, objet d'art, oddity, peculiar object, prodigy, rarity, singular object, trinket, unusual object, wonder |
| Antonyms: | normality |
| Main Entry: | dead |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not working |
| Synonyms: | barren, bygone, defunct, departed, exhausted, extinct, gone, inactive, inoperable, inoperative, lost, obsolete, spent, stagnant, sterile, still, tired, unemployed, unprofitable, useless, vanished, wearied, worn, worn out |
| Antonyms: | active, alive, animate, animated, live, operative, working |
| Main Entry: | defunct |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extinct, not functioning |
| Synonyms: | asleep, bygone, cold, dead, deceased, departed, done for, down the drain, exanimate, expired, gone, had it, inanimate, inoperative, invalid, kaput, late, lifeless, lost, nonexistent, obsolete, out of commission, vanished |
| Antonyms: | alive, existent, existing, functioning, live, operating, operative, valid, working |
| 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: | erstwhile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | former |
| Synonyms: | bygone, ex, late, old, once, one-time, past, preceding, previous, quondam, sometime |
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