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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manner or manor?

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She smiled again in a friendly manner. She smiled again in a friendly manor.

to or too or two?

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She went to the window and looked out. She went too the window and looked out. She went two the window and looked out.

marshal or martial?

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A fire marshal appeared at our door. A fire martial appeared at our door.

aid or aide?

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aide

aid

She was a close to the Prime Minister.

councillor or counsellor?

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councillor

counsellor

He was also a local .

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alone or lonely?

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lonely

alone

He was a little boy.

arise or rise?

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Unemployment has arisen sharply. Unemployment has risen sharply.

blame or fault?

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fault

blame

This was all Jack's .

assignment or homework?

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We get assignment every day. We get homework every day.

conscience or consciousness?

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consciousness

conscience

He fell down and lost .

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Synonyms of 'classic'

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