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been around

ADJECTIVE
aged
Synonyms
STRONGEST
elderly
STRONG
ancient antediluvian antiquated antique gray oldie shot worn
WEAK
age-old creaky getting on moth-eaten over the hill passé rusty senescent senior citizen timeworn venerable worse for wear
Antonyms
STRONG
fresh modern new recent up-to-date young
WEAK
unripe youthful
ADJECTIVE
ancient
Synonyms
STRONGEST
age-old antique archaic hoary old-fashioned timeworn venerable
STRONG
aged antediluvian bygone elderly fossil oldie relic remote
WEAK
antiquated back number creaky early few miles on lot of mileage moth-eaten obsolete old goat older out-of-date outmoded primal primeval primordial rusty superannuated worse for wear
Antonyms
STRONGEST
current fresh modern new
STRONG
young
ADJECTIVE
elderly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aged aging old retired
STRONG
ancient gray
WEAK
declining hoary long in tooth lot of mileage no spring chicken olden on last leg over the hill tired venerable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
new young youthful
WEAK
youth
ADJECTIVE
experienced
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplished capable competent mature professional qualified seasoned skillful sophisticated trained veteran wise
STRONG
accustomed cultivated dynamite instructed matured practiced rounded sport tested tried versed vet
WEAK
adept been there broken in expert familiar having something on the ball in the know knowing one's stuff knowing the score old old hand practical pro the right stuff well-versed worldly worldly-wise
Antonyms
STRONGEST
amateur green ignorant incapable incompetent inept inexperienced unable unskilled unskillful untalented untrained
WEAK
immature unfamiliar unknowledgeable unseasoned unsophisticated
ADJECTIVE
jaded
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bored tired weary
STRONG
cool dulled fagged fatigued sated satiated spent surfeited wearied worn
WEAK
blah blasé done it all fed up had it sick of tired-out up to here worn-down worn-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fresh
WEAK
unused
ADJECTIVE
not born yesterday
Synonyms
WEAK
battle-scarred canny cunning on the ball savvy seasoned trained unbelieving wise worldly
ADJECTIVE
seasoned
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplished competent hardened knowledgeable qualified skillful trained wise
STRONG
instructed matured practiced prepared tested toughened tried vet weathered
WEAK
adept battle-scarred been there expert familiar old hand pro professional veteran worldly worldly wise
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorant incapable inept inexperienced unable unskilled untalented
ADJECTIVE
sophisticated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mature practical refined worldly
STRONG
bored citified cool cultivated disenchanted disillusioned experienced jaded knowing practiced schooled seasoned smooth studied
WEAK
adult artificial blasé couth cynical in in the know into jet-set laid-back mondaine on to sharp skeptical stagy streetwise suave svelte switched-on uptown urbane well-bred wise to wised-up with it world-weary worldly-wise
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inexperienced unrefined unsophisticated
STRONG
enchanted encouraged enthusiastic excited uncool
WEAK
easy naive simple slow uncultivated uncultured
ADJECTIVE
veteran
Synonyms
STRONGEST
old-time skilled trained
STRONG
adept expert old pro steady versed vet wise
WEAK
battle-scarred disciplined exercised from way back hardened inured knows one's stuff long-serving long-time not born yesterday of the old school practical practiced proficient sophisticated up to speed weathered wise to ways worldly
Antonyms
STRONG
unskilled
WEAK
amateur green inexperienced
ADJECTIVE
worldly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cosmopolitan hardened practical selfish urbane
WEAK
avaricious blasé callous cool covetous disenchanted grasping greedy knowing opportunistic power-loving self-centered unprincipled uptown worldly wise
Antonyms
STRONGEST
kind
WEAK
immaterial low otherworldly religious unrefined unsophisticated

Example Sentences

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Shiny snake-oil bottles and product bubbles have been around for centuries.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

The club is closed from mid-May until October, and new buildings appear as if by magic, yet fit in as if they’ve been around forever.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

This idea, which has been around for several years, has faced considerable pushback from experts.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

This time, the critical reaction has been around the plot and how it struggles to stay connected throughout the film.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

I wonder if Dumbledore would have used an adoption agency if the Dursleys hadn’t been around.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy