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Definitions

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obsolete, outdated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decayed done démodé early erstwhile hackneyed immemorial late moth-eaten of old of yore olden oldfangled once onetime out-of-date passé primeval primordial pristine quondam rusty sometime stale superannuated time-worn unfashionable unoriginal worn-out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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Kathleen Castle recalled how Hill found a space for her son Jake, then 20 years old and studying criminal justice, to attend the trial one day and then interview her for class.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

With Russell out, that paved the way for Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen to contest second place - and Hamilton overtook his old rival in the closing stages to snatch it.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Another is that he’s 55 years old and has never been to Cuba in his life.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

They delivered the Menin gene directly into the hypothalamus of elderly mice that were about 20 months old, roughly equivalent to late-life aging in humans.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Too old to believe that his fridge was more than a fridge and some . . . portal?

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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