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| Main Entry: | elderly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in old age |
| Synonyms: | aged, aging, ancient, gray*, hoary, old, retired, tired, venerable, been around, declining, long in tooth, lot of mileage, no spring chicken, olden, on last leg, over the hill |
| Antonyms: | young, youth |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, early, elderly, fossil*, hoary, moth-eaten*, obsolete, old-fashioned, older, out-of-date, outmoded, primal, primeval, primordial, relic, remote, rusty, superannuated, timeworn, venerable, age-old, back number, been around, creaky, few miles on, lot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: | antiquated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obsolete |
| Synonyms: | aged, ancient, antediluvian, antique, archaic, dated, elderly, hoary, moldy, obsolescent, old, old hat, old-fashioned, out-of-date, outmoded, superannuated, fusty, old-fangled, outworn |
| Antonyms: | modern, new, recent, forward-looking |
| Main Entry: | over-the-hill |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | past middle age |
| Synonyms: | ancient, elderly, gray, old, past one's prime |
| 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| Synonyms: | aged, ancient, elderly, obsolescent, obsolete, out-of-date, outdated, prehistoric, superannuated |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| Synonyms: | aged, antiquated, antique, elderly, old, old-fashioned, older, out-of-date, relic, rusty, timeworn, venerable, age-old, lot of mileage, oldie, very old |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: | 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | retired |
| Part of Speech: | adjective1 |
| Definition: | having withdrawn from active life |
| Synonyms: | elderly, resigned, superannuated, emerita, emeritus, in retirement |
| Antonyms: | active, employed, working |
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