olden

[ohl-duhn] / ˈoʊl dən /

ADJECTIVE

old

Synonyms

WEAK

aboriginal age-old ancient antediluvian antiquated antique archaic bygone crumbling dated decayed done démodé early erstwhile former hackneyed hoary immemorial late moth-eaten of old of yore old as Methuselah old as the hills old-fashioned old-time oldfangled once onetime original out-of-date outmoded passé past primeval primitive primordial pristine quondam relic remote rusty sometime stale superannuated time-worn timeworn traditional unfashionable unoriginal venerable worn-out

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Way back in olden times — seven days ago — Goldman Sachs lifted its year-end gold price target to $5,400 from $4,900.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

In the olden days, you might have to lie about how rich you are and maybe borrow a car.

From Salon • May 21, 2025

"I do have to deal with quite a lot of incoming, what you would have called flak in the olden days, but now they call it trolling," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

In the olden days, writers were taught to put the mark –30– at the bottom of a story to indicate the end.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024

In olden days they had, of course, been often obliged to fight to maintain themselves in a hard world; but in Bilbo’s time that was very ancient history.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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