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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obsolete, outdated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decayed done démodé early erstwhile hackneyed immemorial late moth-eaten of old of yore olden oldfangled once onetime out-of-date passé primeval primordial pristine quondam rusty sometime stale superannuated time-worn unfashionable unoriginal worn-out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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Grieving often prompts frantic spelunking missions—rereading old letters or texts, scouring your camera roll and random social media accounts for any scrap of a memory of your loved one.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

Cook has never tired of relaying the lessons he learned from Jobs, but he also taught the old master something new.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

David is 73 years old and has osteoporosis with a history of multiple fractures.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Blunt, meanwhile, said returning to her iconic role as Emily "was effortless - like a comfortable pair of old slippers".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The vehicle was old enough that the clock wasn’t very bright.

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