The vampire was born in the antediluvian world.
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Antediluvian
//ˌæn.tɪ.dɪˈluː.vɪ.ən//
Synonyms for "antediluvian" (211 found)
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Adjective(15 words)
Noun(5 words)
Adjective(3 words)
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Related words (105)
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old worldold-timerold-worldpatriarchpetrifiedpoppopspre-aryanpre-christianpre-renaissancepre-romanpreadamitepreclassicalpreculturalprehistoricprehistoric manprehumanpremillenarianpremundaneprerevolutionarypreromanticprewarprimateprimitiveprotohistoricprotohumanreactionaryregular old fogyrelicsquarestaretsstick-in-the-mudstone age mansuperannuatedtimeworntraditionalisttroglodytevenerablevictorian
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72 translations across 20 languages.
Armenian
4 entries- անդրջրհեղեղյան adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis)
- անդրջրհեղեղյան adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies)
- անդրջրհեղեղյան adj (of animals and plants: long extinct — see also prehistoric)
- անդրջրհեղեղյան adj (of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent — see also antiquated)
Bulgarian
3 entries- допото́пен adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis)
- допото́пен adj (of animals and plants: long extinct — see also prehistoric)
- допото́пен adj (of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent — see also antiquated)
Catalan
4 entries- antediluvià adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis)
- antediluvià adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies)
- antediluvià adj (of animals and plants: long extinct — see also prehistoric)
- antediluvià adj (of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent — see also antiquated)
Czech
3 entries- předpotopní adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies)
- předpotopní adj (of animals and plants: long extinct — see also prehistoric)
- předpotopní adj (of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent — see also antiquated)
Dutch
4 entries- antediluviaal adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies)
- antiek adj (of animals and plants: long extinct — see also prehistoric)
- behorend tot de tijd voor de zondvloed adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis)
- prehistorisch adj (of animals and plants: long extinct — see also prehistoric)
Esperanto
1 entries- antaŭdiluva adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis)
Finnish
4 entries- aataminaikainen adj (of animals and plants: long extinct — see also prehistoric)
- aataminaikainen adj (of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent — see also antiquated)
- antediluviaani adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies)
- antediluviaaninen adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies)
French
3 entries- antédiluvien adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis)
- antédiluvien adj (of animals and plants: long extinct — see also prehistoric)
- antédiluvien adj (of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent — see also antiquated)
Georgian
1 entries- წარღვნამდელი adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis)
German
4 entries- altfränkisch adj (of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent — see also antiquated)
- vorsintflutlich adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis)
- vorsintflutlich adj (of animals and plants: long extinct — see also prehistoric)
- vorsintflutlich adj (of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent — see also antiquated)
Hungarian
1 entries- begyepesedett adj (of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent — see also antiquated)
Italian
4 entries- antediluviano adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis)
- antediluviano adj (of animals and plants: long extinct — see also prehistoric)
- antediluviano adj (of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent — see also antiquated)
- antidiluviano adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis)
Macedonian
4 entries- претпотопен adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis)
- претпотопски adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis)
- претпотопски adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies)
- претпотопски adj (of animals and plants: long extinct — see also prehistoric)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- antediluviansk adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis)
- antediluviansk adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies)
- antikvert adj (of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent — see also antiquated)
- førhistorisk adj (of animals and plants: long extinct — see also prehistoric)
Polish
4 entries- pradziejowy adj (of animals and plants: long extinct — see also prehistoric)
- przedpotopowy adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies)
- przedpotopowy adj (of animals and plants: long extinct — see also prehistoric)
- przedpotopowy adj (of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent — see also antiquated)
Portuguese
2 entries- antediluviano adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies)
- antediluviano adj (of animals and plants: long extinct — see also prehistoric)
Romanian
1 entries- antediluvian adj (of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent — see also antiquated)
Russian
4 entries- доистори́ческий adj (of animals and plants: long extinct — see also prehistoric)
- допото́пный adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis)
- допото́пный adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies)
- допото́пный adj (of animals and plants: long extinct — see also prehistoric)
Spanish
1 entries- antediluviano adj (of animals and plants: long extinct — see also prehistoric)
Ukrainian
4 entries- допото́пний adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis)
- допото́пний adj (belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies)
- допото́пний adj (of animals and plants: long extinct — see also prehistoric)
- допото́пний adj (of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent — see also antiquated)
Sample sentences
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The vampire was born in the antediluvian period.
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"I'd sooner walk than take my chances in an antediluvian rattle-trap like that," said the tall wayfarer, bending quite close to her ear.
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[P]erhaps ſome perſons might outlive Methuſelah; the Text intending onely the maſculine line of Seth, conduceable unto the Genealogy of our Saviour, and the antediluvian Chronology.
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