| Main Entry: | fossil |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | organic remains of a previous time |
Synonyms: |
deposit, eolith, impression, neolith, paleolith, petrifaction, reconstruction, relic, skeleton, specimen, trace |
| Main Entry: | ancient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | old, often very old |
Synonyms: |
age-old, aged, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, back number, been around, bygone, creaky, early, elderly, few miles on, fossil, hoary, lot of mileage, moth-eaten, obsolete, old goat, old-fashioned, older, oldie, out-of-date, outmoded, primal, primeval, primordial, relic, remote, rusty, superannuated, timeworn, venerable, worse for wear |
Antonyms: |
modern, new, young |
| Main Entry: | obsolete |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | no longer in use, in vogue |
Synonyms: |
anachronistic, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, dated, dead, dead and gone, dinosaur, discarded, disused, done for, dusty, extinct, fossil, gone, had it, has-been, horse and buggy, kaput, moldy, moth-eaten, old, old-fashioned, old-hat, old-school, out*, out-of-date, out-of-fashion, outmoded, outworn, passé, stale, superannuated, superseded, timeworn, unfashionable |
| Notes: | things that are no longer used or needed are obsolete; things that are becoming obsolete are obsolescent |
Antonyms: |
contemporary, current, in vogue, modern, new, present, up-to-date |
| Main Entry: | old |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | advanced in age |
Synonyms: |
aged, along in years, ancient, broken down, debilitated, decrepit, elderly, enfeebled, exhausted, experienced, fossil, geriatric, getting on, gray, gray-haired, grizzled, hoary*, impaired, inactive, infirm, mature, matured, not young, olden, oldish, over the hill, past one's prime, seasoned, senile, senior, skilled, superannuated, tired, venerable, versed, veteran, wasted* |
Antonyms: |
fresh, new, young, youthful |
| Main Entry: | old-timer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | elderly person |
Synonyms: |
fossil, geezer, golden-ager, gramps, mossback, old dog, old hand, old soldier, senior, veteran, war-horse |
| Main Entry: | stick-in-the-mud |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unadventurous person |
Synonyms: |
antediluvian, conservative, diehard, diehard, fossil, fuddy-duddy, mossback, obstinate person, old fogy, person set in ways, reactionary |
Antonyms: |
adventurer |
| Main Entry: | golden oldie |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | popular old song or item |
Synonyms: |
classic, fossil, oldie |
| Main Entry: | fogy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | square |
Synonyms: |
dodo, fogey, fossil, fuddy-duddy, old fogey, old fogy, stick-in-the-mud |