| Main Entry: | elderly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in old age |
Synonyms: |
aged, aging, ancient, been around, declining, gray*, hoary, long in tooth, lot of mileage, no spring chicken, old, olden, on last leg, over the hill, retired, tired, venerable |
Antonyms: |
young, youth |
| Main Entry: | aged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | old |
Synonyms: |
age-old, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, been around, creaky, elderly, getting on, gray, moth-eaten, oldie, over the hill, passé, rusty, senescent, senior citizen, shot*, timeworn, venerable, worn, worse for wear |
Antonyms: |
new, unripe, young, youthful |
| 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elderly, few miles on, fossil, hoary, lot of mileage, moth-eaten, obsolete, old goat, old-fashioned, older, oldie, out-of-date, outmoded, primal, primeval, primordial, relic, remote, rusty, superannuated, timeworn, venerable, worse for wear |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: | antiquated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obsolete |
Synonyms: |
aged, ancient, antediluvian, antique, archaic, dated, elderly, fusty, hoary, moldy, obsolescent, old, old hat, old-fangled, old-fashioned, out-of-date, outmoded, outworn, superannuated |
Antonyms: |
forward-looking, modern, new, recent |
| Main Entry: | antique |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | old |
Synonyms: |
aged, ancient, elderly, obsolescent, obsolete, out-of-date, outdated, prehistoric, superannuated |
Antonyms: |
modern, new, recent, up-to-date |
| Main Entry: | hoary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ancient |
Synonyms: |
age-old, aged, antiquated, antique, elderly, lot of mileage, old, old-fashioned, older, oldie, out-of-date, relic, rusty, timeworn, venerable, very old |
| 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: | retired |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having withdrawn from active life |
Synonyms: |
elderly, emerita, emeritus, in retirement, resigned, superannuated |
Antonyms: |
active, employed, working |
| Main Entry: | over-the-hill |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | past middle age |
Synonyms: |
ancient, elderly, gray, old, past one's prime |