Antique
Antique adjective - Dating or surviving from the distant past.
Usage example: studied shards from antique pots made by the Pueblos of the Southwest
Current
Current adjective - Being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles.
Usage example: current therapies for treating cancer have success rates that were undreamed of only a few decades ago
How words are described
| large | large antique | large current |
Both words in one sentence
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Yuuko originally appears in the current school uniform; it's Keiichi who convinces her to change into the antique school uniform she wears for the rest of the series.
Source: Manga / Dusk Maiden of Amnesia -
When his friend Morris tells him of a book about parallel universes that might greatly inform his current predicament, Ethan thinks about it for a moment - then decides he can't be bothered to retrieve it from their clubhouse and wants to go to a nearby antique shop instead.
Source: Visual Novel / Time Hollow -
It was also available during the open beta for Ghost Recon Online, and is available as a special weapon in the current Phantoms version from an "Antique Edition" series of weapons.
Source: Cool Guns / Sniper Rifles
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Current or Antique. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/antique/current.
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