long in tooth

ADJECTIVE

elderly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aged aging old retired

STRONG

ancient gray

WEAK

been around declining hoary lot of mileage no spring chicken olden on last leg over the hill tired venerable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

new young youthful

WEAK

youth

Example Sentences

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Its TV newsrooms are long in tooth as well as claw.

From The Guardian • Oct. 29, 2012