archaic
From ancient times
Archaic describes something belonging to an earlier period and no longer in common use.
The word applies especially to language: thou and doth are archaic forms.
Archaic can also describe outdated customs, technologies, or attitudes: archaic laws, archaic notions about gender roles.
In archaeology, archaic refers to early developmental stages of a culture or art form.
Word origin study
- philologyStudy of historical texts
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
defunct · disused · thee · thou · hath · doth · whilst · wherefore
Advanced in years
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- timewornDegraded through long existence
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
- decrepitWorn by age
crumbling · faded · tattered · moth-eaten · dusty · musty · deteriorated · eroded
Of the Middle Ages
- feudalOf tiered landownership
- VictorianOf a prim era
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
classical · Byzantine · pharaonic · Hellenistic · Ottoman · Tudor · Ming · Carolingian
No longer in use
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- passeNo longer fashionable
superannuated · defunct · discontinued · superseded · deprecated · retired · disused · abandoned
Evoking earlier eras
- old-timeOf a past era
- vintageQuality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- old-schoolAdhering to past methods
fusty · charming · nostalgic · picturesque · traditional · time-honored · ancestral · oldfangled
etymology
Word origin study
antiquated · defunct · disused · thee · thou · hath · doth · whilst · wherefore · forsooth
aged
Advanced in years
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- timewornDegraded through long existence
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
decrepit · crumbling · faded · tattered · moth-eaten · dusty · musty · deteriorated · eroded · patinated
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
- feudalOf tiered landownership
- VictorianOf a prim era
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
baroque · classical · Byzantine · pharaonic · Hellenistic · Ottoman · Tudor · Ming · Carolingian · monarchical
outdated
No longer in use
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
passe · superannuated · defunct · discontinued · superseded · deprecated · retired · disused · abandoned · forgotten
old-world
Evoking earlier eras
old-school · fusty · charming · nostalgic · picturesque · traditional · time-honored · ancestral · oldfangled · quaint
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- customHabitual group practice
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
rites · ancestral · heritage · tradition · mythology · sacred · venerable · primitive · tribal · shamanic
- literary stylespastoral, lyrical prose, satirical, poetic prose, lyrical
- ancientantiquity, classical, medieval, Middle Ages, Dark Ages
- ancient timesancient, primeval, primitive, primordial, antediluvian
- outdatedobsolete, outdated, out of date, dated, outmoded
- SAT vocabularyaesthetic, ambiguous, benevolent, candid, concise
- The Pastpast, ancient, old, formerly, previously
archaicmodern
Of recent times
contemporary · current · present-day · recent · up-to-date
archaiccurrent
Directed flow of charge
in use · active · living · functioning · operative
archaiccurrent
Directed flow of charge
modern · contemporary · standard · everyday · colloquial
- archaic languageOutmoded forms of expression
- archaic wordsLanguage fallen from use
- archaic EnglishOutdated form of language
- archaic termsOutdated words and phrases
- archaic poetryOutdated literary composition
- archaic traditionsOutdated inherited practices