classical | Definition of classical

Synonyms and Antonyms of classical

1 based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation

the classical preparation of a ham for Easter

Synonyms of classical

conventional, customary, prescriptive, traditional

Words Related to classical

authentic, established, fixed, historical

common, habitual, orthodox, usual

ancestral, historic, old-time, old-world

aged, age-old, ancient, antediluvian, hoary, old, venerable

ageless, dateless, immemorial, timeless

Near Antonyms of classical

contemporary, current, modern, modernized, new, new-age, present-day, updated, up-to-date

futuristic, high-tech (also hi-tech), hot, latest, mod, modernistic, newfangled, new-fashioned, red-hot, space-age, state-of-the-art, supermodern, ultramodern

nonconformist, nonorthodox, original, progressive, revolutionary, unorthodox, unprecedented, unusual

Antonyms of classical

nontraditional, unconventional, uncustomary, untraditional

2 being the most accurate and apparently thorough

a writer celebrated for his classical profiles of eminent Victorians

Synonyms of classical

authoritative, classic, definitive, magisterial

Words Related to classical

conclusive, decisive

approved, official, sanctioned

accurate, correct

complete, comprehensive, exhaustive, thorough