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Synonyms for classic
ˈklæs ɪkclas·sic

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English Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 4 votes

  1. classic

    That is pure which is free from mixture or contact with anything that weakens, impairs, or pollutes. Material substances are called pure in the strict sense when free from foreign admixture of any kind; as, pure oxygen; the word is often used to signify free from any defiling or objectionable admixture (the original sense); we speak of water as pure when it is bright, clear, and refreshing, tho it may contain mineral salts in solution; in the medical and chemical sense, only distilled water (aqua pura) is pure. In moral and religious use pure is a strong word, denoting positive excellence of a high order; one is innocent who knows nothing of evil, and has experienced no touch of temptation; one is pure who, with knowledge of evil and exposure to temptation, keeps heart and soul unstained. Virtuous refers primarily to right action; pure to right feeling and motives; as, "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God," Matt. v, 8. Compare FINE; INNOCENT.

    Synonyms:
    absolute, chaste, classical, clean, clear, continent, genuine, guileless, guiltless, holy, immaculate, incorrupt, innocent, mere, perfect, pure, real, sheer, simple, spotless, stainless, true, unadulterated, unblemished, uncorrupted, undefiled, unmingled, unmixed, unpolluted, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untainted, untarnished, upright, virtuous

    Antonyms:
    adulterated, defiled, dirty, filthy, foul, gross, immodest, impure, indecent, indelicate, lewd, mixed, obscene, polluted, stained, sullied, tainted, tarnished, unchaste, unclean

Princeton's WordNet4.0 / 1 vote

  1. classicnoun

    a creation of the highest excellence

    Antonyms:
    nonstandard, nonclassical

  2. classicadjective

    an artist who has created classic works

    Antonyms:
    nonclassical, nonstandard

  3. authoritative, classical, classic, definitiveadjective

    of recognized authority or excellence

    "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation"

    Synonyms:
    authorised, authorized, important, unequivocal, determinate, authoritative, definitive, classical

    Antonyms:
    nonclassical, nonstandard

  4. classical, classicadjective

    of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture

    "classic Cinese pottery"

    Synonyms:
    definitive, authoritative, classical

    Antonyms:
    nonclassical, nonstandard

  5. classical, classic, Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman, Hellenicadjective

    of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures

    "classical mythology"; "classical

    Synonyms:
    definitive, authoritative, classical

    Antonyms:
    nonstandard, nonclassical

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. classicnoun

    Synonyms:
    first-rate work (of literature), work of the first class

  2. classicadjective

    Synonyms:
    first-rate, of the first class (in literature)

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "classic":

    classical, conventional, traditional, typical, fever, atypical, vanilla

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How to use classic in a sentence?

  1. Clifton Paul Fadiman:

    When you read a classic you do not see in the book more than you did before. You see more in you than there was before.

  2. Anne:

    It could be said that the AIDS pandemic is a classic own-goal scored by the human race against itself.

  3. Chris Hemsworth:

    We had this pretty cool souped-up Lexus that we got to drive which has all sorts of gadgets and the ability to ... fly across water and fly up walls and all sorts of things, and then there was this old classic Jag (Jaguar) that just looked like a classic beautiful car but again, all the weapons ... come out of the exhaust pipe and the side-view mirror and so on, so that was pretty awesome.

  4. David Lee Roth:

    I’ve got a band that is doing what Al and I used to call a ‘block,’ that means 75 rehearsals for one show, we are bringing it in classic VH style. Alex and I are the only version, that was his message. There is no other variation. There is no torch being passed. There is no other side to this coin. This is classic, in-your-face Van Halen.

  5. Dominic Venegas:

    One of the many things I enjoy about making drinks is introducing people to new ways to enjoy their favorite spirits through classic cocktails, there’s a bit of elegance and history to the classics, and every father loves a classic.


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