Immemorial and Recent

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Immemorial adjective - Dating or surviving from the distant past.

Usage example: the immemorial Alps, where once Hannibal's army marched

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Recent is an antonym for immemorial in ancient topic.

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

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Immemorial is an antonym for recent.

Nearby Words: recently, recency

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Recent and Immemorial. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/immemorial/recent

Immemorial & Recent. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/immemorial/recent>.

Recent or Immemorial. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/immemorial/recent.

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