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   old

   /ōld/

   adjective

   • 1. having lived for a long time; no longer young: "the old man lay propped up on cushions" Similar elderlymatureagedoldersenioradvanced in yearsup in yearsgetting onin one's dotagelong in the toothgraygray-hairedgray-beardedgrizzledhoarypast one's primenot as young as one wasancientdecrepitdodderingdodderynot long for this worldripesenescentsenilesuperannuatedvenerableseptuagenarianoctogenariannonagenariancentenarianinformal:past itover the hillno spring chickenrare:longevousOpposite young
   • ▪ made or built long ago: "the old quarter of the town" Similar historicantiquateddilapidatedbroken-downrun downtumbledownramshackledecayingcrumblingdisintegratingOpposite newmodern
   • ▪ possessed or used for a long time: "he gave his old clothes away" Similar wornworn outshabbythreadbareholeytornfrayedpatchedtatteredmoth-eatenraggedyellowedold-fashionedout of dateoutmodedcastoffhand-me-downdémodéinformal:tattyantiqueveteranvintageOpposite newfashionablenewmodern
   • ▪ boring or tiresome, especially as a result of repetition or overfamiliarity: informal US "I wish she'd shut up—it's getting old"
   • 2. belonging only or chiefly to the past; former or previous: "valuation under the old rating system was inexact" Similar bygonepastformeroldenof oldremotepreviousearlyearlierearliestmedievalancientclassicalprimevalprimordialprehistoricantediluvianforgottenimmemorialOpposite modernrecent
   • ▪ used to refer to the first of two or more similar things: "I was going to try to get my old job back" Similar formerpreviousex-one-timesometimeerstwhileoncethenlapsedformal:quondamOpposite new
   • ▪ dating from far back; long-established or known: "we greet each other like old friends" Similar hackneyedhackbanaltriteoverusedoverworkedcut and driedtiredworn outtimewornstalestereotypedclichédplatitudinousunoriginalderivativeunimaginativecommonplacecommonpedestrianprosaicrun-of-the-millstockconventionalout of dateoutdatedold-fashionedoutmodedarchaicobsoletedefunctextinctantiquatedantediluviansuperannuatedhoarypasséinformal:old hatout of the arkcornyfuddy-duddyplayed outhackyantwackytime-honoredold-timelong-establishedage-oldlong-standinglong-livedenduringlastingfamiliarcustomaryconventionalestablishedritualritualistichabitualsetfixedroutineusualwontedhistoricfolkold-worldancestralOpposite freshinnovativenew
   • ▪ (of a form of a language) as used in former or earliest times.
   • 3. of a specified age: "he was fourteen years old"
   • ▪ a person or animal of the age specified: "a nineteen-year-old"
   • 4. used to express affection, familiarity, or contempt: informal "it gets the old adrenaline going"

   Word Origin Old Englishald, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch oud and German alt, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘adult’, shared by Latin alere ‘nourish’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. oldish adjective
   • 2. oldness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › oldOLD Synonyms: 311 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

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   Some common synonyms of old are ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, obsolete, and venerable. While all these words mean "having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past," old may apply to either actual or merely relative length of existence.

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › oldOLD - 101 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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   old. Thesaurus > coming from a time in the past > old. These are words and phrases related to old. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of old.

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   What's the definition of Old in thesaurus? Most related words/phrases with sentence examples define Old meaning and usage.

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   Synonyms for OLD: time-worn, worn-out, thin, patched, ragged, abiding, faded, used, in holes, continuing, rubbed off; Antonyms for OLD: fresh, new, unused, young, fresh, youthful, new, fresh, young, modern, recent.

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8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-thesaurusOLD Synonyms | Collins English Thesaurus

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   Synonyms for OLD in English: aged, elderly, ancient, getting on, grey, mature, past it, venerable, patriarchal, grey-haired, …

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    adj comparative. oldest. adj superlative. eldest. adj superlative. oldWordReference English Thesaurus © 2024. Sense: Adjective: elderly. Synonyms:

11. www.freethesaurus.com › oldOld synonyms, old antonyms - FreeThesaurus.com

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    Synonyms for old in Free Thesaurus. Antonyms for old. 213 synonyms for old: aged, elderly, ancient, getting on, grey, mature, past it, venerable, patriarchal, grey-haired, antiquated, over the hill, senile....