Synonyms of antiquity

antiquity

noun

an-ˈti-kwə-tē 

as in ancientness

the state of being something old

despite their indisputable antiquity, many of the carvings look like they could have been made yesterday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ancientness
• antiquation
• age
• hoariness
• agedness
• obsolescence
• datedness
• obsoleteness
• fustiness
• agelessness
• old-fashionedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• newness
• modernity
• currency
• freshness
• novelty
• modernness
• recentness
• currentness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of antiquity

This excavation, carried out between October and December of 2024, revealed remains spanning from antiquity to the modern period, the French National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) announced in a statement. —Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025

The Getty Villa Museum survived with its Greek and Roman antiquities intact after flames reached its grounds Tuesday. —Alexandra Marquez, NBC News, 13 Jan. 2025

Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news In 1862, an American antiquities dealer was in an Egyptian marketplace, squinting at a scroll. —Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025

But a new exhibit lays out an uncomfortable truth for the storied museum: Some of its collection was looted and sold on the illicit antiquities market with the help of a Colorado art scholar. —Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2025