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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1. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio:

   This President is making a historic mistake, allies have differences, but allies like Israel, when you have a difference with them and it is public, it emboldens their enemies to launch more rockets out of southern Lebanon and Gaza, to launch more terrorist attacks, to go to international forums and de-legitimize Israel's right to exist. And this is what they're doing.

2. Patrick Phillips:

   This is something that is long overdue, this is a historic time in our country, and we need to listen to members of our community who have felt the hurt and sting of racism on our campus.

3. Bobby Livingston:

   I think for baby boomers, like myself, who grew up watching the Apollo program on television, and can remember seeing astronauts like Dave Scott walking on the Moon, it is something you never forget, for those of us who now have disposable income, space memorabilia provides a once-in-a-lifetime chance to own a piece that relates to these historic moments.

4. Linda Darling-Hammond:

   I am grateful to the Legislature and Governor Newsom for last year’s historic education package that provides a record-high level of funding to help transform our system to one dedicated to addressing all the impacts of COVID-19 on our students—academic, behavioral, social-emotional and physical.

5. Rakim Brooks:

   They've got to move now. [ As ] Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Senate Democrats, the White House have got to work hand in glove, ketanji Brown Jacksons have been moving as quickly as any president has, but this is a historic opportunity to reshape the courts and Ketanji Brown Jacksons can't be missed.