Synonyms for old
Another word for old is of age, older or senior. Below are 76 synonyms and 2 related words across 8 senses, with antonyms.
Also searched as: oldest, olds.
1. adjective: (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
- of age
- older synonyms
- senior synonyms
- over-the-hill
- ancient synonyms
- experienced synonyms
- aged synonyms
- grey synonyms
- gray synonyms
- middle-aged
- mature synonyms
- grey-headed synonyms
- gray-headed synonyms
- elderly synonyms
- aging synonyms
- white-haired synonyms
- gray-haired synonyms
- grey-haired synonyms
- gaga synonyms
- ageing synonyms
- grizzly synonyms
- venerable synonyms
- emeritus
- darkened
- senile
Antonyms
2. adjective: of long duration; not new
- used synonyms
- long-time
- past synonyms
- hand-down
- long-ago
- hand-me-down
- age-old
- yellow synonyms
- worn synonyms
- sunset synonyms
- antique synonyms
- longtime
- rusty synonyms
- stale synonyms
- archaic synonyms
- patched synonyms
- antiquated
- secondhand synonyms
- auld
- immemorial
- hoary
- yellowed
- antediluvian
- noncurrent
- nonmodern
Antonyms
3. adjective: (used for emphasis) very familiar
- familiar synonyms
4. adjective: skilled through long experience
- older synonyms
- experienced synonyms
- experient
5. adjective: belonging to some prior time
- one-time synonyms
- former synonyms
- sometime synonyms
- erstwhile
- onetime
- quondam
- past synonyms
6. adjective: excellent
- great synonyms
- not bad synonyms
- bang-up synonyms
- keen synonyms
- neat synonyms
- slap-up synonyms
- cracking synonyms
- bully synonyms
- smashing synonyms
- swell synonyms
- dandy synonyms
- nifty synonyms
- groovy synonyms
- peachy
- corking
- good synonyms
7. adjective: just preceding something else in time or order
- previous synonyms
- preceding synonyms
8. noun: past times
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- past times
- yesteryear
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Questions people ask
What is another word for old?
You can say of age, older, senior, over-the-hill or ancient instead of old. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age".
What is the opposite of old?
The opposite of old is young or new.
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