Antonyms for patriarchalpa·tri·ar·chal

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1. patriarchal

   That is termed old which has existed long, or which existed long ago. Ancient, from the Latin, through the French, is the more stately, old, from the Saxon, the more familiar word. Familiarity, on one side, is near to contempt; thus we say, an old coat, an old hat. On the other hand, familiarity is akin to tenderness, and thus old is a word of endearment; as, "the old homestead," the "old oaken bucket." "Tell me the old, old story!" has been sung feelingly by millions; "tell me that ancient story" would remove it out of all touch of human sympathy. Olden is a statelier form of old, and is applied almost exclusively to time, not to places, buildings, persons, etc. As regards periods of time, the familiar are also the near; thus, the old times are not too far away for familiar thought and reference; the olden times are more remote, ancient times still further removed. Gray, hoary, and moldering refer to outward and visible tokens of age. Aged applies chiefly to long-extended human life. Decrepit, gray, and hoary refer to the effects of age on the body exclusively; senile upon the mind also; as, a decrepit frame, senile garrulousness. One may be aged and neither decrepit nor senile. Elderly is applied to those who have passed middle life, but scarcely reached old age. Remote (Latin re, back or away, and moveo, move), primarily refers to space, but is extended to that which is far off in time; as, at some remote period. Venerable expresses the involuntary reverence that we yield to the majestic and long-enduring, whether in the material world or in human life and character. Compare ANTIQUE; OBSOLETE; PRIMEVAL.

   Compare synonyms for NEW; YOUTHFUL.

   Synonyms:
   aged, ancient, antiquated, antique, decrepit, elderly, gray, hoary, immemorial, old, olden, remote, senile, time-honored, time-worn, venerable

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. patriarchaladjective

   characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

   Antonyms:
   matriarchal, matricentric, matriarchic

2. patriarchaladjective

   relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank

   Antonyms:
   matriarchic, matricentric, matriarchal

How to use patriarchal in a sentence?

1. Mayor Bunic:

   The local people mostly marry among themselves, this is a pretty much traditional and patriarchal community.

2. Altamira Gonzalo Valganon:

   With some exceptions of course, judges in this country are generally cut off from social reality, have been educated in a patriarchal system, and have more empathy with men than women.

3. Bassam Abu Hamad:

   It's a patriarchal community so women are judged more harshly.

4. Thomas Zimmer:

   Conservatives are acutely aware that they don't have numerical majorities for this project of basically turning the clock back to 1950s-style White Christian patriarchal dominance, this is important, I think, because of the specific political strategies that the Republican Party is committed to.

5. Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan:

   My creator cannot create me in a way that I am subservient to another human being. My creator cannot make me secondary to a man just because I'm a woman, that gave me strength to question patriarchal attitudes. I'm equal to anybody in this world.

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