medieval

[mee-dee-ee-vuhl, med-ee-, mid-ee-, mid-ee-vuhl] / ˌmi diˈi vəl, ˌmɛd i-, ˌmɪd i-, mɪdˈi vəl /

ADJECTIVE

having to do with the middle ages; old

Synonyms

STRONGEST

Gothic antique archaic feudal primitive

WEAK

antediluvian antiquated old old-fashioned unenlightened

Antonyms

STRONGEST

current modern new present

Example Sentences

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Christendom, in the medieval world of the Crusades, was Europe against the Islamic world.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

A museum has been given a grant to fund a project about a Bradford-born astronomer who was influenced by the work of medieval Islamic scientists.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

To ordinary churchgoers, the God of medieval imagination appeared distant and inscrutable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Following his answer Monday, Mary Rambaran-Olm, an academic specializing in medieval literature, said "can someone introduce Zohran Mamdani to the writings by his dad on British imperialism?"

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Impetus theory was used to handle some anomalies, not to bring about a revolution; indeed, medieval natural philosophers were incapable of imagining a revolution that would supplant Aristotle.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton