The cicada has represented insouciance since antiquity.
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Antiquity
/ænˈtɪk.wə.ti/
Synonyms for "antiquity" (107 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (22)
abidingnessaboriginalityageancien regimeancient historyancient manuscriptancient timesancientnessantiquearchaismartifact
Noun(9 words)
ageancient artifactsancient eraancient pastancient worldancient world historyancientnessancientsantique
Adjective(2 words)
ancient civilization artifactsancient society
Strong matches (32)
atavismcave paintingcobwebs of antiquityconstancycontinuancedefeat of timedefiance of timedistance of timedistant pastdiuturnitydurabilitydurablenessdurationdust of ageseldelderlinesseldershipenduranceeolithfossil
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Noun(4 words)
Adjective(1 words)
earlier eras
Preposition(1 words)
in history
Related words (53)
long standinglong-lastingnesslong-livednesslongevitymaintenancemezzolithmicrolithneolithold ageold orderold styleoldnesspaleolithpastperdurabilityperennationpermanenceperpetuitypersistencepetrification
Show 24 more words
petrified forestpetrified woodpetroglyphplateaulithprimitivenessprimogenitureprimordialismprimordialityrelicreliquiaeremainsremote ageruinruinssenilitysenioritystabilitystandingsteadfastnesssurvivalsurvivancetime immemorialvenerablenessvestige
Noun(8 words)
more ancientmore ancient historyold high german weraltold manoldnesspremodern historyrelicvenerability
Adjective(1 words)
pretech era
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: abidingness, aboriginality, age, age, ancien regime.
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Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
7 entriesMore specific
9 entriesEgyptian statuetteHellenistic antiquityRoman antiquityRoman coinancient traditionclassical antiquityclassical vasegreat agelong history
Collocations
5 entriesantiquities collectionartifacts from antiquityclassical antiquityin antiquityrelics from antiquity
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
70 translations across 39 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- lashtësi noun (ancient times)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀρχαιότης noun (ancient times)
Arabic
1 entries- تَارِيخ قَدِيم noun (ancient times)
Bulgarian
2 entries- античност noun (ancient times)
- древност noun (ancient times)
Catalan
2 entries- antiguitat noun (ancient times)
- antiguitat noun (relic or monument of ancient times)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 古代 noun (ancient times)
Czech
3 entries- antika noun (ancient times)
- antika noun (the ancients)
- starověk noun (ancient times)
Danish
1 entries- oldtid noun (ancient times)
Dutch
1 entries- oudheid noun (ancient times)
Esperanto
2 entries- antikveco noun (ancient times)
- antikvo noun (ancient times)
Ethiopian Sign Language
1 entries- የድሮ ዘመነን noun (ancient times)
Finnish
1 entries- antiikki noun (ancient times)
French
3 entries- Antiquité noun (ancient times)
- Antiquité noun (the ancients)
- antiquité noun (relic or monument of ancient times)
Galician
3 entries- antigüidade noun (ancient times)
- antigüidade noun (the ancients)
- antigüidade noun (relic or monument of ancient times)
German
2 entries- Altertum noun (ancient times)
- Antike noun (ancient times)
Greek
3 entries- αρχαίοι noun (the ancients)
- αρχαιότητα noun (ancient times)
- αρχαιότητα noun (the ancients)
Hebrew
1 entries- קֶדֶם noun (ancient times)
Hungarian
4 entries- antikvitás noun (ancient times)
- antikvitás noun (relic or monument of ancient times)
- régiség noun (relic or monument of ancient times)
- ókor noun (ancient times)
Icelandic
1 entries- fornöld noun (ancient times)
Ido
1 entries- antiqueso noun (ancient times)
Indonesian
1 entries- antikuitas noun (relic or monument of ancient times)
Italian
1 entries- antichità noun (ancient times)
Japanese
2 entries- 古代 noun (ancient times)
- 昔 noun (ancient times)
Korean
1 entries- 고대 noun (ancient times)
Latin
1 entries- antīquitās noun (ancient times)
Latvian
1 entries- senatne noun (ancient times)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Antiquitéit noun (ancient times)
Malay
2 entries- era kuno noun (ancient times)
- zaman purba noun (ancient times)
Middle English
1 entries- antiquyte noun (ancient times)
Māori
4 entries- nehe noun (ancient times)
- neherā noun (ancient times)
- pāhake noun (ancient times)
- tua whakarere noun (ancient times)
Polish
3 entries- antyk noun (ancient times)
- starożytni noun (the ancients)
- starożytność noun (ancient times)
Portuguese
3 entries- antiguidade noun (ancient times)
- antiguidade noun (the ancients)
- antiguidade noun (relic or monument of ancient times)
Romanian
1 entries- antichitate noun (ancient times)
Russian
2 entries- дре́вность noun (ancient times)
- старина́ noun (ancient times)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- antika noun (ancient times)
- antika noun (the ancients)
Slovak
1 entries- starovek noun (ancient times)
Spanish
1 entries- antigüedad noun (ancient times)
Swedish
3 entries- antiken noun (ancient times)
- antikvitet noun (relic or monument of ancient times)
- forntid noun (ancient times)
Ukrainian
2 entries- давнина́ noun (ancient times)
- старовина́ noun (ancient times)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
There was once a bundle of matches, who were all extremely proud of their high descent, for their genealogical tree, that is to say, the tall fir-tree, from which each of them was a splinter, had been a tree of great antiquity, and distinguished by his height from all the other trees of the forest.
Source: tatoeba (3759577)
Many peoples of antiquity have been gone for thousands of years, and nobody sheds a tear for them.
Source: tatoeba (5236108)
The pagan nations of antiquity always had a tendency to worship the sun, under different names, as the giver of light and life. And their festivals in its honor took place near the winter solstice, the shortest day in the year, when the sun in December begins its upward course, thrilling men with the first distant promise of spring.
Source: tatoeba (5681786)
Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "antiquity"?
Closest matches include abidingness, aboriginality, age, age, ancien regime.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "antiquity"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.