old

nouns

past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
old
is a type of (narrower)
the time that has elapsed
"forget the past"
past, past times, yesteryear

adjectives

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
"his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"
old
is derived from
oldness
antonym
young
is similar to
advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
"aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen"
aged, elderly, older, senior
is similar to
having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
"aged ten"; "ten years of age"
aged, of age
is similar to
growing old
ageing, aging, senescent
is similar to
very old
"an ancient mariner"
ancient
is similar to
of or like a feeble old woman
anile
is similar to
being at least 100 years old
centenarian
is similar to
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
"the darkened margins of the paper"
darkened
is similar to
mentally or physically infirm with age
"his mother was doddering and frail"
doddering, doddery, gaga, senile
is similar to
honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus'
emeritus
is similar to
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
"whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head"
gray, gray-haired, gray-headed, grey, grey-haired, grey-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired
is similar to
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
middle-aged
is similar to
being from 90 to 99 years old
"the nonagenarian inhabitants of the nursing home"
nonagenarian
is similar to
being from 80 to 89 years old
octogenarian
is similar to
somewhat elderly
oldish
is similar to
too old to be useful
"He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony Trollope
over-the-hill, overage, overaged, superannuated
is similar to
being from 60 to 69 years old
"the sexagenarian population is growing"
sexagenarian
is similar to
impressive by reason of age
"a venerable sage with white hair and beard"
venerable
see also
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
experienced, experient
see also
having reached full natural growth or development
"a mature cell"
mature
see also
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
"senior officer"
senior
is an attribute of
how long something has existed
"it was replaced because of its age"
age
of long duration; not new
"old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"
old
is derived from
oldness
antonym
new
is similar to
belonging to or lasting from times long ago
"age-old customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness"
age-old, antique
is similar to
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
"a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws"
antediluvian, antiquated, archaic
is similar to
made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age
"the beautiful antique French furniture"
antique
is similar to
a Scottish word
"auld lang syne"
auld
is similar to
passed on from one person to another
"not too proud to wear hand-me-down clothes"
hand-down, hand-me-down
is similar to
ancient
"hoary jokes"
hoary, rusty
is similar to
long past; beyond the limits of memory or tradition or recorded history
"time immemorial"
immemorial
is similar to
belonging to time long gone
"those long-ago dresses that swished along the floor"
long-ago
is similar to
of long duration
"a longtime friend"
longtime
is similar to
mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch
"patched jeans"
patched
is similar to
previously used or owned by another
"bought a secondhand (or used) car"
secondhand, used
is similar to
of a declining industry or technology
"sunset industries"
sunset
is similar to
changed to a yellowish color by age
"yellowed parchment"
yellow, yellowed
see also
not current or belonging to the present time
noncurrent
see also
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
"stale bread"; "the beer was stale"
stale
see also
not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time
nonmodern
see also
earlier than the present time; no longer current
"time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
past
see also
affected by wear; damaged by long use
"worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
worn
is an attribute of
how long something has existed
"it was replaced because of its age"
age
(used for emphasis) very familiar
"good old boy"; "same old story"
old
is similar to
well known or easily recognized
"a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests"
familiar
skilled through long experience
"an old offender"; "the older soldiers"
old, older
belonging to some prior time
"erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"
erstwhile, former, old, one-time, onetime, quondam, sometime
(used informally especially for emphasis)
"a real honest-to-god live cowboy"; "had us a high old time"; "went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel"
honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, old, sure-enough
just preceding something else in time or order
"the previous owner"; "my old house was larger"
old, previous