Antique Definition & Meaning

antique
adjective
  1. made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age; "the beautiful antique French furniture"
  2. out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"
  3. belonging to or lasting from times long ago; "age-old customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness"
noun
  1. an elderly man
  2. any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
verb
  1. shop for antiques; "We went antiquing on Saturday"
  2. give an antique appearance to; "antique furniture"

Synonyms for antique

ancient adj

belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire

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antiquate verb

make obsolete or old-fashioned give an antique appearance to; "antique furniture"

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demode adj

out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"

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gaffer noun

an elderly man an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set a person who exercises control over workers

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mossback noun

an extremely old-fashioned conservative

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old adj

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

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outmoded adj

out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"

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passe adj

out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"

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unfashionable adj

not in accord with or not following current fashion; "unfashionable clothes"; "melodrama of a now unfashionable kind"

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"Antique" in song lyrics

See how antique is used in real songs:

  • "I'm so modern, your style is so antique"
    1.4.0. Productions f/ Molly-Q, Shawn Wigs — Poisonous Poets
  • "raise the stakes, up the antique"
    1st Infantry f/ Prodigy, Alchemist, Twin & Evidence — Fourth of July
  • "Ya flow is antique"
    Big Pokey f/ Carmen Sandiego, H.A.W.K. — Still Off Da Chains

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Frequently asked questions

What does antique mean?
made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age; "the beautiful antique French furniture" out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" belonging to or lasting from times long ago; "age-old customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness" an elderly man any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity shop for antiques
What part of speech is antique?
Antique is an adjective, a noun, and a verb.
How many definitions does antique have?
Antique has 7 definitions across 3 parts of speech (adjective, noun, verb).

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