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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obsolete, outdated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decayed done démodé early erstwhile hackneyed immemorial late moth-eaten of old of yore olden oldfangled once onetime out-of-date passé primeval primordial pristine quondam rusty sometime stale superannuated time-worn unfashionable unoriginal worn-out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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Its main street is lined with brick buildings, some more than 100 years old.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

About 30% of car buyers trading in vehicles in the first quarter had negative equity, owing an average of about $7,200 on their old loans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

"It's like looking at photos, or old videos. It doesn't get boring," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Brenen Thompson is from Spearman, Texas, at the top of the panhandle, where the gusts are constant and the only tourist attraction is a collection of old windmills.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Slowly, mechanically, the old furrier stopped and began to gather up his clothing.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom