Antonyms for century
ˈsɛn tʃə ricen·tu·ry

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1. centurynoun

   Synonyms:
   centuria

2. centurynoun

   A period of 100 consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.

   Synonyms:
   centuria

3. centurynoun

   A unit in ancient Roman, originally of 100 army soldiers as part of a cohort, later of more varied sizes (but typically containing 60 to 70 or 80) soldiers or other men (guards, police, firemen), commanded by a centurion.

   Synonyms:
   centuria

4. centurynoun

   A political division of ancient Rome, meeting in the Centuriate Assembly.

   Synonyms:
   centuria

5. centurynoun

   A hundred things; a hundred.

   Synonyms:
   centuria

6. centurynoun

   A hundred runs scored either by a single player in one innings, or by two players in a partnership.

   Synonyms:
   centuria

7. centurynoun

   A ride 100 miles in length.

   Synonyms:
   centuria

8. centurynoun

   A banknote in the denomination of one hundred dollars.

   Synonyms:
   centuria

Matched Categories

1. • Large Integer
   • Time Period

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.3 / 13 votes

1. centurynoun

   a period of 100 years

   Synonyms:
   hundred, one C

2. hundred, 100, C, century, one Cnoun

   ten 10s

   Synonyms:
   hundred, light speed, degree Celsius, nose candy, snow, coke, vitamin C, ascorbic acid, deoxycytidine monophosphate, one C, degree centigrade, ampere-second, coulomb, speed of light, atomic number 6, blow, carbon, cytosine

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. centurynoun

   Synonyms:
   centenary

   Associated words:
   centennial, secular

How to use century in a sentence?

1. Danielle Atkinson:

   If we teach a generation of young people that, after the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation and all of the events of the 1860s, attempts to integrate free people failed and there were repressive laws enacted that weren't repealed for almost a century, then we're going to have different conversations, we're going to have historical context for why the country is the way it is, instead of thinking that the fact that Black people are at the bottom of every metric is indicative of our deficit or our inferiority.

2. Barbara Spriggs:

   The facility at Oakden was like something out of the 19th century, bob was lying on a bed with just a sheet underneath him, there was no seat on the toilet, only paper towels in the bathroom. It was like a prison.

3. Rita Moreno:

   Tonight, we honor five artists who helped tell the story of the first American century through music, theater, and film, and by doing so, helped to shape it.

4. Kenes Rakishev:

   Is nickel the most vital metal of the 21st century? Nickel represents a prosperous & sustainable investment opportunity as efforts to reduce carbon emissions advance & the #EV revolution accelerates.

5. Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid:

   This is how democracies die in the 21st century, they dont die because tanks overtake parliament, they die from the inside.

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