antiques

NOUN

old object, often of great value

Synonyms

STRONGEST

antiquity artifact heirloom relic

STRONG

bygone monument rarity ruin vestige

WEAK

objet d'art

Example Sentences

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“I don’t think she meant to do it, but she did,” said Annette Davis Bradley, owner of Downtown Envy, an antiques store a short walk from the Colleton County Courthouse where Hill presided.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

According to Sheets’ cast bio, the antiques enthusiast loved to brag about “four Picassos and the world’s most lucrative comic book collection” that he scored through storage auctions.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

He switched to selling antiques and collectibles, renting space in antique malls, and got back into used books from there.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

One owl was found napping – in an antiques store.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

We had the edition where the cover featured photographs of people in weird old outfits, posed in a room with antiques, each of them supposedly one of the characters.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth