Old definition

Old as an adjective

1. (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

   "his mother is very old"

2. of long duration; not new

   "old tradition"

3. (used for emphasis) very familiar

   "good old boy"

4. skilled through long experience

   "an old offender"

   Same sense: older

5. belonging to some prior time

   Same sense: one-time, former, sometime, erstwhile, onetime, quondam

6. excellent

   "we had a grand old time"

   Same sense: great, not bad, bang-up, keen, neat, slap-up, cracking, bully

7. just preceding something else in time or order

   "my old house was larger"

   Same sense: previous

Old as a noun

8. past times

Synonyms and antonyms

• older
• one-time
• former definition
• sometime
• erstwhile
• onetime
• quondam
• great definition
• not bad
• bang-up
• keen
• neat
• slap-up
• cracking
• bully
• previous

Opposites: young, new.

All synonyms of old, sense by sense

How to say old

Old has 1 syllable and rhymes with told. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with old

• told
• hold
• gold
• cold
• sold
• controlled
• household
• bold
• rolled
• fold
• threshold
• enrolled

All 70 words that rhyme with old

OLD in word games

Scrabble

4

Words With Friends

5

Anagrams

1

Is OLD a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check OLD in the word checker, or unscramble OLD to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.