Synonyms of 'classic'

A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read [Mark Twain]Every man with a bellyful of the classics is an enemy to the human race [Henry Miller – Tropic of Cancer]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abiding

Definition

lasting for ever

one of my abiding memories of him

Synonyms

enduring,

lasting,

continuing,

remaining,

surviving,

permanent,

constant,

prevailing,

persisting,

persistent,

eternal,

durable,

tenacious,

firm,

fast,

everlasting,

unending,

steadfast,

unchanging,

immutable,

indissoluble

in the sense of ageless

Definition

seeming to have existed for ever

the ageless oceans

Synonyms

eternal,

enduring,

abiding,

perennial,

timeless,

immortal,

unchanging,

deathless,

unfading

in the sense of archetypal

Cricket is the archetypal English game.

Synonyms

typical,

standard,

model,

original,

normal,

classic,

ideal,

exemplary,

paradigmatic,

prototypal,

prototypic or prototypical

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pair or pear?

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pair

pear

Throw me over a of socks.

warn or worn?

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rugs increase the danger of tripping.

weak or week?

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I had a letter from my mother last weak. I had a letter from my mother last week.

board or bored?

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bored

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I got with my job as a travel agent.

we're or were or where?

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thinking of going to a jazz club tonight.

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horse or mule?

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eat like a horse eat like a mule

black or green?

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black and blue green and blue

shirt or trousers?

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wear the shirt wear the trousers

stomach or throat?

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have a frog in your stomach have a frog in your throat

red or white?

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red

white

a herring

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Synonyms of 'classic'

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