Archaic and Recent

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Archaic adjective - Having passed its time of use or usefulness.

Usage example: a man with some archaic notions about the proper sphere for women

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Recent is an antonym for archaic in old topic.

Nearby Word: archaism

Recent adjective - Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time.

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Archaic is an antonym for recent.

Nearby Words: recently, recency

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Recent and Archaic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/archaic/recent

Archaic & Recent. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/archaic/recent>.

Recent or Archaic. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/archaic/recent.

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