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| Main Entry: | age-old |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very old |
| Synonyms: | aged, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, hoary, old, old-fashioned, old-time, olden, timeworn, venerable, vintage, well-established |
| Main Entry: | aged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | old |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, elderly, gray, moth-eaten*, passé*, rusty*, senior citizen, shot*, timeworn, venerable, worn, age-old, been around, creaky, getting on, oldie, over the hill, senescent, worse for wear |
| Antonyms: | new, unripe, young, youthful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ancient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | old, often very old |
| Synonyms: | aged, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, early, elderly, fossil*, hoary, moth-eaten*, obsolete, old-fashioned, older, out-of-date, outmoded, primal, primeval, primordial, relic, remote, rusty, superannuated, timeworn, venerable, age-old, back number, been around, creaky, few miles on, lot of mileage, old goat, oldie, worse for wear |
| Antonyms: | modern, new, young |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | antediluvian |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | out-of-date; prehistoric |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, hoary, obsolete, old, old-fashioned, passé, primeval, primitive, primordial, timeworn, venerable, age-old |
| Antonyms: | modern, new, up-to-date, young |
| Main Entry: | immemorial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ancient, old |
| Synonyms: | archaic, fixed, forever, long-standing, prehistoric, primeval, rooted, time-honored, traditional, age-old, of yore, olden |
| Antonyms: | current, lately, memorable, new, recent, young |
| Main Entry: | hoary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ancient |
| Synonyms: | aged, antiquated, antique, elderly, old, old-fashioned, older, out-of-date, relic, rusty, timeworn, venerable, age-old, lot of mileage, oldie, very old |
| Main Entry: | old |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obsolete, outdated |
| Synonyms: | aboriginal, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, crumbling, dated, decayed, done, early, erstwhile, former, hackneyed*, immemorial, late, moth-eaten*, old-fashioned, old-time, once, onetime, original, out-of-date, outmoded, passé, past, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine, quondam, relic, remote, rusty, sometime, stale, superannuated, traditional, unfashionable, unoriginal, venerable, worn-out, age-old, cast-off, demode, of old, of yore, olden, oldfangled, time-worn |
| Antonyms: | contemporary, current, fresh, late, modern, new, recent, up-to-date |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | old |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | traditional, long-established |
| Synonyms: | constant, continuing, enduring, established, experienced, familiar, firm, hardened, inveterate, lifelong, long-lasting, perennial, perpetual, practiced, skilled, solid, steady, time-honored, versed, veteran, vintage, age-old, long-lived, of long standing, staying |
| Antonyms: | contemporary, current, modern, new |
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