old
English Thesaurus
1. past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old') (noun.time)
2. just preceding something else in time or order (adj.all)
| similar | : | preceding, |
| definition | : | existing or coming before (adj.all) |
3. of a very early stage in development (adj.all)
| similar | : | early, |
| definition | : | of an early stage in the development of a language or literature (adj.all) |
| domain category | : | linguistics, |
| definition | : | the scientific study of language (noun.cognition) |
4. skilled through long experience (adj.all)
| similar | : | experienced, experient, |
| definition | : | having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation (adj.all) |
5. (used for emphasis) very familiar (adj.all)
| similar | : | familiar, |
| definition | : | well known or easily recognized (adj.all) |
6. (used informally especially for emphasis) (adj.all)
| similar | : | echt, genuine, |
| definition | : | not fake or counterfeit (adj.all) |
7. of long duration; not new (adj.all)
| similar | : | age-old, antique, |
| definition | : | belonging to or lasting from times long ago (adj.all) |
| similar | : | antique, |
| definition | : | made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age (adj.all) |
| similar | : | auld, |
| definition | : | a Scottish word (adj.all) |
| similar | : | hoary, rusty, |
| definition | : | ancient (adj.all) |
| similar | : | immemorial, |
| definition | : | long past; beyond the limits of memory or tradition or recorded history (adj.all) |
| similar | : | long-ago, |
| definition | : | belonging to time long gone (adj.all) |
| similar | : | longtime, |
| definition | : | of long duration (adj.all) |
| similar | : | patched, |
| definition | : | mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch (adj.all) |
| similar | : | secondhand, used, |
| definition | : | previously used or owned by another (adj.all) |
| similar | : | sunset, |
| definition | : | of a declining industry or technology (adj.all) |
| similar | : | yellow, yellowed, |
| definition | : | changed to a yellowish color by age (adj.all) |
| also | : | noncurrent, |
| definition | : | not current or belonging to the present time (adj.all) |
| also | : | stale, |
| definition | : | lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age (adj.all) |
| also | : | nonmodern, |
| definition | : | not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time (adj.all) |
| also | : | past, |
| definition | : | earlier than the present time; no longer current (adj.all) |
| also | : | worn, |
| definition | : | affected by wear; damaged by long use (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | age, |
| definition | : | how long something has existed (noun.attribute) |
8. (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age (adj.all)
| similar | : | aged, elderly, older, senior, |
| definition | : | advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables) (adj.all) |
| similar | : | aged, of age, |
| definition | : | having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable) (adj.all) |
| similar | : | ancient, |
| definition | : | very old (adj.all) |
| similar | : | anile, |
| definition | : | of or like a feeble old woman (adj.all) |
| similar | : | centenarian, |
| definition | : | being at least 100 years old (adj.all) |
| similar | : | darkened, |
| definition | : | (of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time (adj.all) |
| similar | : | emeritus, |
| definition | : | honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus' (adj.all) |
| similar | : | gray, gray-haired, gray-headed, grey, grey-haired, grey-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired, |
| definition | : | showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair (adj.all) |
| similar | : | middle-aged, |
| definition | : | being roughly between 45 and 65 years old (adj.all) |
| similar | : | nonagenarian, |
| definition | : | being from 90 to 99 years old (adj.all) |
| similar | : | octogenarian, |
| definition | : | being from 80 to 89 years old (adj.all) |
| similar | : | oldish, |
| definition | : | somewhat elderly (adj.all) |
| similar | : | sexagenarian, |
| definition | : | being from 60 to 69 years old (adj.all) |
| similar | : | venerable, |
| definition | : | impressive by reason of age (adj.all) |
| also | : | experienced, experient, |
| definition | : | having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation (adj.all) |
| also | : | mature, |
| definition | : | having reached full natural growth or development (adj.all) |
| also | : | senior, |
| definition | : | older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | age, |
| definition | : | how long something has existed (noun.attribute) |
9. belonging to some prior time (adj.all)
| similar | : | past, |
| definition | : | earlier than the present time; no longer current (adj.all) |
10. of long duration; not new (adj.all)
| antonym | : | new, |
| definition | : | not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | oldness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being old; the opposite of newness (noun.attribute) |
11. (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age (adj.all)
| antonym | : | immature, young, |
| definition | : | (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | oldness, |
| definition | : | the opposite of youngness (noun.attribute) |
12. of long duration; not new (adj.all)
| antonym | : | new, |
| definition | : | not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | oldness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being old; the opposite of newness (noun.attribute) |
13. (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age (adj.all)
| antonym | : | immature, young, |
| definition | : | (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | oldness, |
| definition | : | the opposite of youngness (noun.attribute) |
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