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| Main Entry: | |
| 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: | 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gone, had it, has-been, horse and buggy, kaput, moldy, moth-eaten, old, old-fashioned, old-hat, old-school, out*, out-of-date, out-of-fashion, outmoded, outworn, passé, stale, superannuated, superseded, timeworn, unfashionable |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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | 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 |
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