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adjective

ˌan-ti-də-ˈlü-vē-ən How to pronounce antediluvian (audio)
Definition of antediluviannext
as in ancient
dating or surviving from the distant past found evidence in the Middle East of an antediluvian people previously unknown to history

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antediluvian

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noun

as in conservative
a person with old-fashioned ideas thought his dad was an antediluvian for refusing to use any social media

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Recent Examples of antediluvian
Adjective
Not a bad start, definitely auspicious, which makes the antediluvian inspirations behind these sparkling party dresses all the more mysterious. — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025 This antediluvian town knows — and that, too, is part of its multimillion-dollar charm — that in a world of rapidly upgrading software and all-subsuming artificial intelligence, natural wisdom must be nurtured and celebrated. — Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025 From the first page, Satrapi questions and lampoons the antediluvian and Draconian policies of the Islamic Republic, particularly with respect to women. — Joobin Bekhrad, Time, 10 June 2026 Image Still, Professor Bogdanor said, the antediluvian nature of the Lords eroded faith in government generally, particularly among young people. — Mark Landler, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for antediluvian
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antediluvian
  1. ancient
  2. conservative
  3. venerable
  4. fossil
  5. medieval
  6. fogy
  7. old
  8. veteran
Adjective
  • That verdant vista of a piece of ancient, intricate architecture centered me in storied Osaka and proved a delightfully consistent through line for my stay.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • This phenomenon of gravitational lensing has been used to great effect to study ancient galaxies that would usually be too distant and faint to see when they are gravitationally lensed by foreground galaxy clusters.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of ancient
Noun
  • Vermeule—a former clerk for Scalia—proposes that conservatives should read the Constitution’s ambiguous phrases and general structure in an openly moral way, drawing on principles grounded in the nature and purposes of government.
    — Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
  • In her final opinion as a Supreme Court justice in 2005, Sandra Day O’Connor – a judicial conservative – reflected on the importance of church-state separation to guarantee full religious freedom.
    — Steven K. Green, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of conservative
Adjective
  • The two women have booked an increasing number of speaking gigs over the past year, including at popular venues like Sloat Garden Centers and SummerWinds nurseries around the Bay Area, and even at the venerable Marin Art and Garden Center.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • The 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) is gearing up to celebrate the venerable Czech fest’s past and, at the same time, guide it into its future.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026
Definition of venerable
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  • From otherworldly red rocks to fossil beds and alpine lakes, Nevada’s state parks offer adventures far beyond the Las Vegas Strip.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • What made the claim misleading was the gap between a transition image and continued fossil expansion.
    — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of fossil
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  • Enter Peskesi and the dozens of regenerative and natural wineries scattered across the southwest of Crete near quiet, picturesque Chania, which form its wine trail, a range from medieval-palace tasting rooms to sprawling vineyard operations.
    — Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026
  • Not many estates can claim to have a 1,000-year-old medieval tower in the backyard, but that’s exactly what anchors this historic property in the heart of Tuscany’s renowned Chianti wine region.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 July 2026
Definition of medieval
Noun
  • There’s no old fogey-ness to Lorne.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
  • For the benefit of us old fogies?
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of fogy
Adjective
  • The infant, who is 9 months old, was rescued along with her mother, the State Department told Fox News Digital.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • While students honed their skills at the Santa Monica studio for the last year and four months, Blanck found an old pilates studio in Pacific Highlands for rent, but the numbers just didn't add up.
    — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of old
Noun
  • And a quieter sky genuinely matters to veterans with PTSD, to parents of sensory-sensitive kids, and to every dog that spends the Fourth wedged under a bed.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Condrey is a writer, veteran and formerly homeless resident of San Diego.
    — David Lee Condrey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2026
Definition of veteran

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