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Antediluvian

Of or relating to the period before the Deluge in Noah's time; hence, antiquated; as, an antediluvian vehicle.

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Old 84% connected

Open country.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Old 84% connected

Open country.

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Oldster 76% connected

An old person.

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Patriarch 76% connected

The father and ruler of a family; one who governs his family or descendants by paternal right; -- usually applied to heads of families in ancient his…

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Diluvian 66% connected

Of or pertaining to a deluge, esp. to the Noachian deluge; diluvial; as, of diluvian origin.

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Ancient 92% connected

Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times b…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Antediluvial 92% connected

Before the flood, or Deluge, in Noah's time.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Antiquated 92% connected

Grown old. Hence: Bygone; obsolete; out of use; old-fashioned; as, an antiquated law.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Archaic 92% connected

Of or characterized by antiquity or archaism; antiquated; obsolescent.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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