Archaic
Past
Past adjective - Having been such at some previous time.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
-
Perfectly Cromulent Word: Douglas takes issue with an examiner's use of "glid", an archaic but otherwise legitimate past tense form of "glide".
Source: Radio / Cabin Pressure -
And due to Hook's habit of speaking in Archaic Language, he gets plenty of other things past the radar.
- Such phrasing seems archaic now, but was more commonly used in the past.
Source: Altum Videtur
Cite this Source
Past and Archaic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/archaic/past
Archaic & Past. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/archaic/past>.
Past or Archaic. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/archaic/past.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "archaic" and "past" have occurred on timeline