Vocabulary
Archaic
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
very old or old-fashioned.
Urdu meaning
دقیانوسی، قدیمی، بہت پرانا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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The vast majority continue to languish at lower levels of the judiciary, which puts citizens through much unnecessary hardship as they navigate their archaic systems.
Dawn Editorials —
Virtual courts
— 2026-04-23
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Elite institutions produce graduates primed for the global stage, just as public schools struggle with overcrowded classrooms, archaic syllabi and untrained and underpaid teachers.
Dawn Editorials —
Two-nation theory
— 2026-03-26
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The sector is a major source of wasteful water consumption thanks to inefficient farming practices, water-thirsty crops and an archaic infrastructure particularly in the dry regions.
Dawn Editorials —
Vanishing water
— 2025-12-13
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Pakistan has repeatedly erred on the side of the few.In Pakistan, the elite are those who rise in the defence and civilian bureaucracies, using the archaic and abusive structures of governance to exert influence and power.
Dawn Editorials —
The dichotomies
— 2025-12-12
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Before we explore alternative approaches that would be less detrimental to the citizens, let us address the archaic instrument known as the ACR.
Dawn Editorials —
Shortcut detour
— 2025-10-12
Synonyms
old-fashioned, obsolete,very old, anachronistic, obsolescent,dead; out of date
Curator example
“prisons are run on archaic methods”
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