Synonyms for classic
ˈklæs ɪkclas·sic

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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 WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 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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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 databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "classic":

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

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1. Roger Cruz:

   The family is devastated, they did n’t see this coming. They took him in and it’s a classic case of no good deed goes unpunished, he was a little quirky and he was depressed about his mom’s death, but who would n’t be ?

2. Scott Walker:

   To me, this is a classic example of why people hate Washington and, increasingly, they dislike the press, the things they care about don't even remotely come close to what you're asking about.

3. Andreas Renschler:

   In the future we will develop more and more from a classic producer of hardware to a supplier of clean and intelligent transport solutions.

4. Jeff Towson:

   That's a classic gangster strategy: When the market pulls back, one company doubles down, and then when it returns, you have the whole market, it's something I haven't seen ... any other company do at that scale.

5. John Venable:

   The munition with knives has been around since at least the Vietnam War.The military term for the warhead is flechettes, which are dart-like submunitions that are released and spread out in flight as an anti-personnel device, munitions have had a variety of warheads since before the Civil War, where they used everything from classic exploding cannonballs, todumbbell-shaped projectiles and grapeshot, which was basically shotgun-shell BBs (only much larger) that used mass and velocity as the engagement mechanism.