Definition of antediluvian

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  • antediluvian is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
  • antediluvian is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
  • antediluvian is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 21

Definition of antediluvian

  • of or relating to the period before the biblical flood (adjective)

    Examples

    1. antediluvian man

    Synonyms

    1. antediluvial
  • so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a ramshackle antediluvian tenement
    2. antediluvian ideas

    Synonyms

    1. antiquated
    2. archaic
  • a very old person (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. ancient
  • any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. antediluvian patriarch

See definition of antediluvian in Merriam Webster