noncontemporary
Not of now
Not belonging to or characteristic of the present time; from a different era.
A noncontemporary source is one that wasn't created during the period being studied: The biography relies heavily on noncontemporary accounts written decades after the events.
The term appears most often in historical and academic contexts to distinguish primary sources from later interpretations.
No longer in use
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- passéNo longer fashionable
unfashionable · superannuated · anachronistic · defunct · behind-the-times · out-of-date · yesterday's · superseded
Very old indeed
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- primordialExisting from the start
- neolithicFinal Stone Age period
paleolithic · feudal · classical · antiquated · premodern · pre-industrial · ancestral · traditional
Inherited family treasure
- relicPreserved ancient object
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- curioOdd collectible item
- provenanceRecord of ownership
patina · restoration · porcelain · rococo · baroque · chinoiserie · marquetry · filigree
Of lasting excellence
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- vinylSynthetic resin plastic
- turntableRotating music player
gramophone · phonograph · flapper · speakeasy · prohibition · ragtime · pin-up
Return to ancestral type
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- old-schoolAdhering to past methods
- revivalReturn after decline
- mid-centuryHalfway through a hundred
fifties · sixties · seventies · eighties · nineties · flashback · kitschy · campy
obsolete
No longer in use
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
passé · unfashionable · superannuated · anachronistic · defunct · behind-the-times · out-of-date · yesterday's · superseded · deprecated
ancient
Very old indeed
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- primordialExisting from the start
neolithic · paleolithic · feudal · classical · antiquated · premodern · pre-industrial · ancestral · traditional · old-world
heirloom
Inherited family treasure
- relicPreserved ancient object
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- curioOdd collectible item
provenance · patina · restoration · porcelain · rococo · baroque · chinoiserie · marquetry · filigree · cameo
classic
Of lasting excellence
turntable · gramophone · phonograph · flapper · speakeasy · prohibition · ragtime · pin-up
throwback
Return to ancestral type
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- old-schoolAdhering to past methods
- revivalReturn after decline
mid-century · fifties · sixties · seventies · eighties · nineties · flashback · kitschy · campy · groovy
renaissance
Period of renewed vitality
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- colonialOf occupied territories
victorian · dynastic · imperial · monarchical · chronicle · heritage · epoch · era · period · antiquity
noncontemporarycontemporary
Of the present age
contemporaneous · coeval · synchronous · coexistent · coexisting
noncontemporarycontemporary
Of the present age
modern · current · present-day · up-to-date · newfangled
contemporary, contemporaneous, contemporaneity, contemporarily, contemporize