Synonyms for historic
hɪˈstɔr ɪk, -ˈstɒr-his·toric

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1. historicadjective

   Antonyms:
   unhistoric

2. historicadjective

   Antonyms:
   unhistoric

3. historicadjective

   Antonyms:
   unhistoric

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1. historic, historicaladjective

   belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past

   "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical character"

   Synonyms:
   historical, diachronic

   Antonyms:
   present(a), unimportant, future

2. historicadjective

   important in history

   "the historic first voyage to outer space"

   Synonyms:
   historical

   Antonyms:
   unimportant, future, present(a)

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1. List of paraphrases for "historic":

   historical, landmark, history, historique, background, historiques, historically, histórico, heritage, histories

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How to use historic in a sentence?

1. Boris Johnson:

   I want to thank the people of this country for turning out to vote in a December election, which we didn't want to call but which I think has turned out to be a historic election.

2. Jared Kushner:

   It was truly a pleasure to work with Shahira on so many important issues including the historic tax reform package and criminal justice reform, her ability to navigate the politics on Capitol Hill will be greatly missed here at White House.

3. Maamoun Abdulkarim:

   The historic city is fine. There is no damage so far.

4. Matthew Neil:

   This was a historic court-martial. The first general officer that was court-martialed at a general court-martial in the Air Force's 75-year history, air Force takes seriously allegations of sexual assault or sexual offenses that are committed, those are investigated, and, when appropriate, offenders are held accountable without fear or favor regarding someone's status.

5. Dennis Rodman:

   I’m just happy to be a part of [the historic summit…I think I brought a lot of awareness to people around the world.