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old

[ohld] / oʊld /
ADJECTIVE
advanced in age
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aged ancient decrepit elderly gray mature tired venerable
STRONG
fossil senior versed veteran
WEAK
along in years broken down debilitated enfeebled exhausted experienced geriatric getting on gray-haired grizzled hoary impaired inactive infirm matured not young olden oldish over the hill past one's prime seasoned senile skilled superannuated wasted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
new young youthful
STRONG
green inexperienced
WEAK
contemporary current fresh late modern recent up-to-date
ADJECTIVE
obsolete, outdated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
age-old antique crumbling former old-fashioned old-time original outmoded primitive traditional venerable
STRONG
aboriginal antediluvian bygone past relic remote
WEAK
antiquated archaic cast-off dated decayed done démodé early erstwhile hackneyed immemorial late moth-eaten of old of yore olden oldfangled once onetime out-of-date passé primeval primordial pristine quondam rusty sometime stale superannuated time-worn unfashionable unoriginal worn-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
current fresh modern new present up-to-date
WEAK
contemporary recent young youthful
ADJECTIVE
traditional, long-established
Synonyms
STRONGEST
age-old established familiar
STRONG
constant firm perennial solid steady versed veteran vintage
WEAK
continuing enduring experienced hardened inveterate lifelong long-lasting long-lived of long standing perpetual practiced skilled staying time-honored
Antonyms
STRONG
broken changeable green inexperienced intermittent interrupted soft unstable unsteady untrustworthy wavering weak
WEAK
contemporary current fresh late modern new recent up-to-date young youthful

Example Sentences

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When the Great Pause hits us, I listen to the Presidio Park parrots flying to Old Town.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

"Let me say this plainly: this is not a golden calf," he said later that night on X, referring to the Old Testament idol that famously made Moses irate after he received the Commandments.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Old World hantaviruses, which are endemic to Africa, Asia and Europe, can cause hemorrhagic fever with kidney disease.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

I couldn’t have asked for a better human being to be at the Old Vic.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

“I’ll find the truth of who did it,” Old Emma told everybody she talked to.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney