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grown old

ADJECTIVE

old-fashioned

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ancient antique archaic corny dated odd old old-time outdated outmoded primitive

WEAK

antiquated behind the times bygone dead demoded disapproved dowdy démodé extinct moldy musty neglected not current not modern not with it obsolescent obsolete of old of olden days of the old school old guard old-hat old-school olden oldfangled out out of it out of style out-of-date outworn passé past rococo superannuated unfashionable unstylish vintage

Antonyms

STRONGEST

current fresh modern new present recent up-to-date young

WEAK

contemporary in vogue

ADJECTIVE

passé

Synonyms

STRONGEST

antiquated dated

STRONG

disused démodé has-been obsolete out-of-date outdated outmoded outworn

WEAK

belated dead extinct superseded unfashionable yesterday

Antonyms

WEAK

current fashionable in in vogue modern new

Example Sentences

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The reason this team has grown old together is because it has been successful together.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

“I have grown old in your service,” the silver-haired, perennially tanned Barker joked on a prime-time television retrospective in the mid-’90s.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2023

Sarachan, his top assistant with the Galaxy and the national team, replaced him, inheriting a roster that had grown old and dysfunctional.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2021

“Now that I’ve grown old, I realize that for most of us it is not enough to have achieved personal success,” Maugham said.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2020

So, dear one, I have grown old now and my Niels is gone.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

grown old

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