Gothic Synonyms

gŏthĭk
As if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. medieval
  2. barbaric
  3. barbarous
  4. rude
  5. eerie
  6. grotesque
  7. mediaeval
  8. mysterious
A style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Gothic architecture
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A heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. black-letter

Words Related to Gothic

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. old
  2. baroque
  3. jacobean
  4. romanesque
  5. victorian
  6. gothick
  7. georgian
  8. rococo
  9. italianate
  10. palladian
  11. Rococco
  12. 19th-century
  13. greek revival
  14. 17th-century

Gothic Sentence Examples

  • The cross, in Decorated Gothic, stands beside the town hall.

  • The Gothic hall with rows of fluted pillars is in fair preservation.

  • Those who believe that the Italians would have gained strength by unification in a single monarchy must regret that this Gothic kingdom lacked the elements of stability.

  • The principal buildings are the church of St Lawrence in Gothic style, erected in 1821, and the mechanics' institute, a fine building, comprising class-rooms, a library, a.

  • Numerous as they were compared with their Gothic predecessors, they had not strength or.

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