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Nouns (1)

old

n. past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')

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Adjectives (15)

Old

adj. of a very early stage in development; "Old English is also called Anglo Saxon"; "Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century"

old

adj. (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

adj. of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"

old

adj. belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"

previous(a), old

adj. just preceding something else in time or order; "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger"

old, older

adj. skilled through long experience; "an old offender"; "the older soldiers"

erstwhile(a), former(a), old, onetime(a), one-time(a), quondam(a), sometime(a)

adj. belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"

Fuzzynyms (35)

back(a)

adj. of an earlier date; "back issues of the magazine"

battered

adj. damaged especially by hard usage; "his battered old hat"

tattered, tatterdemalion

adj. worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing; "a man in a tattered shirt"; "the tattered flag"; "tied up in tattered brown paper"; "a tattered barefoot boy"; "a tatterdemalion prince"

old-fashioned, outmoded

adj. out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"

outdated, out-of-date, superannuated

adj. old; no longer valid or fashionable; "obsolete words"; "an obsolete locomotive"; "outdated equipment"; "superannuated laws"; "out-of-date ideas"

old-time, quaint, olde worlde

adj. attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic); "houses with quaint thatched roofs"; "a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots"

bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down

adj. in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"

aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial

adj. having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life"

antecedent

adj. preceding in time or order

anterior, prior(a)

adj. earlier in time

preliminary

adj. denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important; designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding; "a preliminary investigation"

aged(a), of age(p)

adj. having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable); "aged ten"; "ten years of age"

aged, elderly, older, senior

adj. 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"

patriarchal

adj. relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank

Synonyms (92)

unfashionable, unstylish

adj. not in accord with or not following current fashion; "unfashionable clothes"; "melodrama of a now unfashionable kind"

ago, agone

adj. gone by; or in the past; "two years ago"; "`agone' is an archaic word for `ago'"

ancient

adj. belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire; "ancient history"; "ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians"; "ancient Greece"

bygone, bypast, departed, foregone, gone

adj. well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era"

chivalric, knightly, medieval

adj. characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years"

earlier, earliest

adj. (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early; "a fashion popular in earlier times"; "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher"; "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera"

other, early, former

adj. of the distant past: "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"

erstwhile(a), former(a), old, onetime(a), one-time(a), quondam(a), sometime(a)

adj. belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"

adj. (combining form) former: "an ex-president"

former(a), late(a), previous(a)

adj. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"

historic, historical

adj. belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past; "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical character"

last(a)

adj. immediately past; "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read"

olden

adj. long past; "olden days"

other(a)

adj. recently past; "the other evening"

prehistoric, prehistorical

adj. belonging to or existing in times before recorded history; "prehistoric settlements"; "prehistoric peoples"

then(a)

adj. at a specific prior time; "the then president"

ultimo, ult

adj. in or of the month preceding the present one; "your letter received on the 29th ult"

above

adj. appearing earlier in the same text; "flaws in the above interpretation"

above-mentioned, above-named

adj. mentioned or named earlier in the same text

foregoing(a)

adj. especially of writing or speech; going before

introductory, prefatorial, prefatory

adj. serving as an introduction or preface

pre

adj. (prefix) coming before or being preliminary or preparatory: "prehistoric"; "premedical"; "prepaid"

precedent

adj. preceding in time, order, or significance

premedical

adj. preceding and preparing for the study of medicine; "premedical courses"

preparatory, preparative, propaedeutic

adj. preceding and preparing for something; "preparatory steps"

full-fledged, fully fledged

adj. (of persons, e.g.) having gained full status; "a full-fledged lawyer"; "by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist"; "sees itself as a fully fledged rival party"

initiate, initiated

adj. introduced to something new

knowledgeable about

adj. thoroughly acquainted with through study or experience

practiced, practised

adj. skillful after much practice

seasoned, veteran(a)

adj. rendered competent through trial and experience; "a seasoned traveler"; "veteran steadiness"; "a veteran officer"

ago, agone

adj. gone by; or in the past; "two years ago"; "`agone' is an archaic word for `ago'"

ancient

bygone, bypast, departed, foregone, gone

adj. well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era"

chivalric, knightly, medieval

adj. characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years"

earlier, earliest

other, early, former

adj. of the distant past: "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"

adj. (combining form) former: "an ex-president"

former(a), late(a), previous(a)

adj. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"

historic, historical

adj. belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past; "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical character"

last(a)

adj. immediately past; "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read"

old

adj. belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"

olden

adj. long past; "olden days"

other(a)

adj. recently past; "the other evening"

prehistoric, prehistorical

adj. belonging to or existing in times before recorded history; "prehistoric settlements"; "prehistoric peoples"

then(a)

adj. at a specific prior time; "the then president"

ultimo, ult

adj. in or of the month preceding the present one; "your letter received on the 29th ult"

Antonyms (11)

young, immature

adj. (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"

new

adj. unfamiliar; "new experiences"; "experiences new to him"; "errors of someone new to the job"

fresh

adj. recently made, produced, or harvested; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"; "fresh lettuce"

fresh

adj. (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again; "a fresh start"; "fresh ideas"

modern

adj. belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric"

young, immature

adj. (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"

following, next

adj. immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"

future

adj. yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him"

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