antique

Meaning

Adj

1. Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.
2. Belonging to former times, not modern, out of date, old-fashioned.
3. Designating a style of type.
4. Embossed without gilt.
5. Synonym of old (“of color: subdued, as if faded over time”)
6. (obsolete) Synonym of antic, specifically
7. (obsolete) Synonym of antic, specifically:

Noun

1. In general, anything very old; specifically:
2. In general, anything very old; specifically:
3. In general, anything very old; specifically:
4. In general, anything very old; specifically:
5. (obsolete) In general, anything very old; specifically:
6. A style of type of thick and bold face in which all lines are of equal or nearly equal thickness.
7. (obsolete) Synonym of antic, specifically:
8. (obsolete) Synonym of antic, specifically:

Verb

1. To search or shop for antiques.
2. To make (an object) appear to be an antique in some way.
3. To emboss without gilding.

Synonyms

ancient

old

🧓

old-fashioned

curio

aged

outmoded

age-old

archaic

antiquated

very old

relic

gaffer

passe

old-hat

artifact

passee

classical

demode

antiquate

unfashionable

rarity

old geezer

oldtimer

old-timer

outdated

antediluvian

prehistoric

primeval

seniority

standpat

stodgy

stuffy

veteran

unprogressive

old style

secondhand goods

old article

knickknackery

ancient articles

ancient relic

object of antiquity

hand-down

thrown-away

ancient objeet

back

🔙

anshent

antiquarian

antiquities

antiquity

bric-a-brac

dated

dowdy

early

enduring

et cetera

eternal

everlasting

ex

frumpish

frumpy

fusty

heirloom

lasting

longstanding

nonprogressive

olden

oldster

out of date

out-of-date

past

permanent

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ænˈtiːk/

Etymology

Borrowed from French antique (“ancient, old”), from Latin antiquus (“former, earlier, ancient, old”), from ante (“before”); see ante-. Doublet of antic.