Synonyms for classical
ˈklæs ɪ kəlclas·si·cal

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1. classical

   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, classic, 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

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1. classical

   Synonyms:
   pure, refined, elegant, polished, chaste, augustan

   Antonyms:
   corrupt, debased, inelegant, harsh, barbarous, unclassical, uncouth

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1. classical music, classical, serious musicadjective

   traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste

   Synonyms:
   serious music, classical music

   Antonyms:
   modern, pop, nonclassical, nonstandard, popular

2. classical, classicadjective

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

   "classic Cinese pottery"

   Synonyms:
   definitive, classic, authoritative

   Antonyms:
   nonclassical, nonstandard, modern, pop, popular

3. authoritative, classical, classic, definitiveadjective

   of recognized authority or excellence

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

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

   Antonyms:
   nonclassical, modern, nonstandard, popular, pop

4. classicaladjective

   of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome

   " a classical scholar"

   Synonyms:
   definitive, classic, authoritative

   Antonyms:
   modern, nonstandard, popular, nonclassical, pop

5. classicaladjective

   (language) having the form used by ancient standard authors

   "classical Greek

   Synonyms:
   definitive, classic, authoritative

   Antonyms:
   popular, nonstandard, nonclassical, modern, pop

6. 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, classic, authoritative

   Antonyms:
   nonstandard, nonclassical, popular, pop, modern

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1. classicaladjective

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

2. classicaladjective

   Synonyms:
   greek or latin

3. classicaladjective

   Synonyms:
   elegant, polished, refined, chaste, pure, attic

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1. List of paraphrases for "classical":

   classic, conventional, traditional, fever, plague, classics, typical

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1. Doctor Who:

   According to classical aerodynamics, it is impossible for a bumblebee to fly.

2. Olivier Camu:

   They realize, together with the modern classical collectors, that surrealism is still not that expensive, it's been undervalued for long and still is. Now that's gradually, slowly coming up, and together with 15 years of surrealist sales and new records...the sale is crystallising that interest.

3. Russell Green:

   The advantage of a classical education is that it enables you to despise the wealth which it prevents you from achieving.

4. Amy Seidenwurm:

   Lots of people are a bit intimidated by classical music; merge that with a really cool new technology (and) we hope that people who maybe didn’t know they love classical music now know they do and that there’s a renewed interest in a really great art form.

5. Lata Mangeshkar:

   I was very keen to become a classical singer. But when I began work, I had so many responsibilities that I could not pay attention to classical music. I did not have time to practice.