Synonyms of retro

retro

adjective

ˈre-(ˌ)trō 

as in vintage

pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time

retro fashions that seek to capture the lost glamour of Hollywood in the 1930s

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vintage
• antique
• traditional
• historic
• antiquated
• historical
• old-time
• old-school
• old-world
• old-fashioned
• quaint
• retrograde
• old-timey
• former
• past
• ancient
• aged
• obsolete
• late
• outdated
• oldfangled
• olden
• outmoded
• out-of-date
• dated
• superannuated
• bygone
• forgotten
• stodgy
• old hat
• antediluvian
• outworn
• moldy
• hoary
• fusty
• venerable
• timeless
• atavistic
• passé
• fossilized
• age-old
• erstwhile
• anachronistic
• rinky-dink
• musty
• ageless
• anachronic
• remote
• anachronous
• moth-eaten
• dateless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• modern
• contemporary
• current
• new
• modernist
• modernistic
• hot
• newfangled
• mod
• fresh
• present-day
• ultramodern
• new age
• up-to-date
• chic
• stylish
• fashionable
• state-of-the-art
• red-hot
• designer
• space-age
• smart
• modernized
• updated
• new-fashioned
• latest
• last
• futuristic
• renewed
• high-tech
• nontraditional
• recent
• refurbished
• latter-day
• remodeled
• hi-tech

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of retro

While popular memory of retro sound tends to fixate on the chiptune melodies of the NES era, Williams was pioneering environmental sound design years earlier. —ArsTechnica, 1 Apr. 2025

Give the night a ’70s flavor with retro music, decor and costumes. —Maggie Griswold, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2025

Introducing the dolce vita bob: a collarbone-grazing cut with soft, weightless waves — and heaps of retro Italian glamour. —Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 1 Apr. 2025

And this time, Gomez expanded her more retro aesthetic, opting for a vintage Mugler ‘Vampire’ dress. —Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025