Synonyms for antiquity
ænˈtɪk wɪ tian·tiq·ui·ty

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1. antiquitynoun

   the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe

   Synonyms:
   ancientness

2. ancientness, antiquitynoun

   extreme oldness

   Synonyms:
   ancientness

3. antiquitynoun

   an artifact surviving from the past

   Synonyms:
   ancientness

Matched Categories

1. • Artifact
   • Historic Period
   • Oldness

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1. antiquitynoun

   Synonyms:
   old times, the olden time, ancient times, days of yore, AULD LANG SYNE

2. antiquitynoun

   Synonyms:
   ancients, people of old times

3. antiquitynoun

   Synonyms:
   ancientness, great age

4. antiquitynoun

   Synonyms:
   [pl.] relics of old times

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1. antiquitynoun

   Associated words:
   archæology, paleography, paleology, paleontology

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1. List of paraphrases for "antiquity":

   antique, seniority, ancient

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How to use antiquity in a sentence?

1. I Ching:

   The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby.

2. Kobi Sharvit:

   The discovery of such a large hoard of coins that had such tremendous economic power in antiquity raises several possibilities regarding its presence on the seabed, there is probably a shipwreck there of an official treasury boat which was on its way to the central government in Egypt with taxes that had been collected.

3. Cicero:

   History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity.

4. Confucius:

   I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.

5. Richard Spikings:

   So we're also learning about the real antiquity of the Earth and how (continents) were configured together a billion years ago, half a billion years ago, 300 million years ago.