Synonyms for
Eighteenth
Definition
coming after the seventeenth in a series
Synonyms & similar words
Antonyms
Common collocations
- eighteenth century
- eighteenth birthday
- eighteenth amendment
- eighteenth hole
- eighteenth chapter
- eighteenth floor
- eighteenth president
Word family
Usage note
Eighteenth is an ordinal number. It is often used to denote position in a sequence or a specific date. It is not typically used as a synonym for the cardinal number 'eighteen'.
Example sentences
- She turned eighteen yesterday and got her driving license.
- The eighteenth century was a time of great change in Europe.
- He was the eighteenth person to cross the finish line.
- The eighteenth floor of the building offers a great view of the city.
- The eighteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution banned the sale and consumption of alcohol.
Quotes
The eighteenth-century Frenchman, Rousseau, declared that the adult should not be the enemy of the child, because the child is not a miniature adult.
The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not.
Every age has its own poetry; in every age the circumstances of history choose a nation, a race, a class to take up the torch by creating situations that can be expressed or transcended only through poetry.