Old (G11-12)

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  1. aged
    advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
  2. ancient
    very old
  3. antediluvian
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  4. antiquated
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  5. antique
    made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age
  6. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  7. broken-down
    not in working order
  8. bygone
    well in the past; former
  9. centenarian
    being at least 100 years old
  10. classical
    characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures
  11. conventional
    in accord with a tradition accepted from the past
  12. customary
    in accordance with convention
  13. decayed
    damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
  14. decrepit
    worn and broken down by hard use
  15. dilapidated
    in a state of decay, ruin, or deterioration
  16. doddering
    mentally or physically infirm with age
  17. doddery
    mentally or physically infirm with age
  18. early
    belonging to the distant past
  19. elderly
    very old or advanced in years
  20. erstwhile
    belonging to some prior time
  21. extinct
    no longer in existence
  22. faded
    reduced in strength
  23. feeble
    lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
  24. forgotten
    not noticed inadvertently
  25. former
    belonging to the distant past
  26. frail
    physically weak
  27. frayed
    worn away or tattered along the edges
  28. geriatric
    of or relating to the aged
  29. gray
    showing characteristics of age
  30. gray-haired
    showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
  31. grizzled
    having gray or partially gray hair
  32. historic
    belonging to the past
  33. hoary
    having gray or white hair as with age
  34. immemorial
    long past
  35. mature
    having reached full natural growth or development
  36. medieval
    as if belonging to the Middle Ages
  37. moth-eaten
    showing signs of wear and tear
  38. nonagenarian
    being from 90 to 99 years old
  39. obsolete
    no longer in use
  40. octogenarian
    being from 80 to 89 years old
  41. olden
    long past
  42. old-fashioned
    out of fashion
  43. outmoded
    no longer in fashion
  44. passe
    out of fashion
  45. past
    earlier than the present time; no longer current
  46. prehistoric
    relating to times before written records of past events
  47. previous
    of the immediate past
  48. primeval
    having existed from the beginning
  49. primitive
    characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
  50. primordial
    having existed from the beginning
  51. ragged
    being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
  52. ramshackle
    in poor or broken-down condition
  53. remote
    separate or apart in time, space, or character
  54. ripe
    far along in time
  55. seasoned
    aged or processed
  56. senescent
    growing old
  57. senile
    mentally or physically infirm with age
  58. senior
    advanced in years
  59. shabby
    showing signs of wear and tear
  60. stale
    lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
  61. superannuated
    too old to be useful
  62. tattered
    worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
  63. threadbare
    thin and tattered with age
  64. torn
    having edges that are jagged from injury
  65. traditional
    pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines
  66. used
    previously owned by another
  67. venerable
    impressive by reason of age
  68. veteran
    rendered competent through trial and experience
  69. vintage
    old but having enduring appeal or importance; classic
  70. weak
    lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
  71. wizened
    lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
  72. worn
    affected by wear; damaged by long use
  73. worn out
    drained of energy or effectiveness
  74. yellowed
    changed to a yellowish color by age
Created on Thu Mar 28 16:02:59 EDT 2024 (updated Thu Mar 28 16:03:02 EDT 2024)

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