Another word for old
a-z
Adjective
Existing or remaining in the same state for an indefinitely long time
- Refusing to give up or let go; persevering obstinately.
- Insistently repetitive or continuous:
- Existing or remaining in the same state for an indefinitely long time; enduring:
- Lasting or remaining without essential change:
- Not expected to change in status, condition, or place:
- Any of several long-lasting hair styles usually achieved by chemical applications that straighten, curl, or wave the hair.
- Lasting an indefinitely long time; enduring:
- Appearing again and again or year after year; recurrent:
- Living three or more years.
- Extremely durable; permanent.
- Of long duration or existence:
- Having a long life:
- Lasting a long time; persistent:
- Functioning a long time; durable:
- Lasting a long time.
- Persisting or enduring for a long time.
- Continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring:
- Lasting; continuing; durable:
- Long-suffering; patient.
- Capable of withstanding wear and tear or decay:
- Made to withstand repeated use over a relatively long period, usually several years or more:
- Able to perform or compete over a long period, as by avoiding or overcoming injuries:
- Present participle of continue.
- Lasting for a long time; enduring:
See also:Far along in life or time
- Of or being the older of two, especially the older of two persons having the same name, as father and son.
- Of or relating to senior citizens.
- Being in a position, rank, or grade above others of the same set or class:
- Being past middle age and approaching old age; rather old.
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of older persons or life in later years.
- An elderly person.
- Being of advanced age; old.
- Characteristic of old age.
- Having reached the age of:
- Highly developed or complex.
- Being at a higher level than others:
- Ahead of the times; progressive:
Idioms:See also:Belonging to, existing, or occurring in times long past
- Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position.
- Worthy of reverence, especially by religious or historical association:
- Used as a title for a person who has reached the first stage of canonization.
- Showing the effects of long use or wear:
- Used too often; trite:
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of a time in the past.
- Of, relating to, or belonging to time long past; old or ancient:
- Gray or white with or as if with age.
- Covered with grayish hair or pubescence:
- So old as to inspire veneration; ancient.
- Relating to, being, or characteristic of a much earlier, often more primitive period, especially one that develops into a classical stage of civilization:
- No longer current or applicable; antiquated:
- Relating to, being, or characteristic of words and language that were once in regular use but are now relatively rare and suggestive of an earlier style or period.
- Belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period:
- Of or belonging to ancient times, especially of, from, or characteristic of ancient Greece or Rome.
- Relating to or dealing in antiques.
- Too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; outmoded.
- Very old; aged:
- Occurring or belonging to the era before the Flood.
- Extremely old or old-fashioned.
- Of, relating to, or belonging to times long past, especially before the fall of the Western Roman Empire ( ad 476):
- Of great age; very old:
- Having the qualities associated with age, wisdom, or long use; venerable:
- Very old or ancient.
Idioms:See also:Having been such previously
- Having once been; former:
- At a past time; formerly.
- At an indefinite or unstated time:
- At an indefinite time in the future:
- Formerly.
- That once was; former:
- Existing or occurring before something else in time or order; prior:
- Acting, occurring, or done too soon; premature or hasty:
- No longer current; gone by; over:
- Having existed or occurred in an earlier time; bygone:
- Earlier than the present time; ago:
- One time only:
- At one time in the past; formerly.
- At any time; ever:
- Coming, occurring, continuing, or remaining after the correct, usual, or expected time; delayed:
- Occurring at an advanced hour, especially well into the evening or night:
- Of or toward the end or more advanced part, as of a period or stage:
- One that forms; a maker or creator:
- A member of a school form:
- In the past; at a former time; formerly.
- Former:
See also:Of a style or method formerly in vogue
- The yield of wine or grapes from a vineyard or district during one season.
- Wine, usually of high quality, identified as to year and vineyard or district of origin.
- The year or place in which a wine is bottled.
- Out of style or use; outmoded.
- Not in fashion; unfashionable:
- No longer usable or practical; obsolete:
- Out-of-date; old-fashioned.
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of a time in the past.
- Of a style or method formerly in vogue; outdated.
- Attached to or favoring methods, ideas, or customs of an earlier time:
- A cocktail made of whiskey, bitters, sugar, and fruit.
- Smelling of mildew or decay; musty.
- Old-fashioned; antique.
- Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby:
- Old-fashioned; antiquated.
- A dowdy person; a frump.
- Marked with or displaying a date.
- Old-fashioned; out-of-date.
- Gone by; past:
- One, especially a grievance, that is past:
- Relating to, being, or characteristic of a much earlier, often more primitive period, especially one that develops into a classical stage of civilization:
- No longer current or applicable; antiquated:
- Relating to, being, or characteristic of words and language that were once in regular use but are now relatively rare and suggestive of an earlier style or period.
- Belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period:
- Of or belonging to ancient times, especially of, from, or characteristic of ancient Greece or Rome.
- Relating to or dealing in antiques.
- Too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; outmoded.
- Very old; aged:
See also:Skilled or knowledgeable through long practice
- A person who has served in the armed forces.
- An old soldier who has seen long service.
- A person who is long experienced or practiced in an activity or capacity:
- Acquainted through study or experience; knowledgeable or skilled:
- Simple past tense and past participle of season.
- Experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby
- Skilled or expert; proficient:
- Acquired or brought to perfection by practice:
- Having had experience in an activity or in life in general:
- Skilled or knowledgeable as the result of active participation or practice:
Idioms:See also:
© Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Another word for old
Modifier
No longer vigorous
- Of, relating to, or belonging to times long past, especially before the fall of the Western Roman Empire ( ad 476):
- Of great age; very old:
- Having the qualities associated with age, wisdom, or long use; venerable:
- Relating to or having diminished cognitive function, as when memory is impaired, because of old age.
- Being a disease or condition whose cause is primarily advanced age:
- At the end of an erosion cycle:
- Trembling, tottering, or exhibiting mental impairment associated with aging.
- Not profitably used or maintained:
- Needless or superfluous:
- Deteriorated; ravaged:
- Not in working order.
- In poor condition, as from old age; infirm.
- Relating to or suffering from anemia.
- Lacking vitality; listless and weak:
- Diminished, damaged, or weakened:
- Functioning poorly or incompetently:
- Having a physical or mental disability:
- Exhausted of strength or energy; fatigued.
- Impatient; bored:
- Overused; hackneyed:
- Depleted; in a state of exhaustion.
- Simple past tense and past participle of exhaust.
- Weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use.
- simple past tense and past participle of enfeeble
- Lacking an essential quality or element:
- Inadequate in amount or degree; insufficient:
- Not active or tending to be active:
- Not functioning or operating; out of use:
- Not being in continuous use or operation:
- Weak in body or mind, especially from old age or disease.
- Not strong or stable; shaky:
- Lacking firmness of will, character, or purpose; irresolute.
- Showing impairment of energy or strength; enfeebled.
- Simple past tense and past participle of season.
- Experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby
- simple past tense and past participle of mature
- Gray or white with or as if with age.
- Covered with grayish hair or pubescence:
- So old as to inspire veneration; ancient.
- Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position.
- Worthy of reverence, especially by religious or historical association:
- Used as a title for a person who has reached the first stage of canonization.
- Partly gray or streaked with gray:
- Having fur or hair streaked or tipped with gray.
- Of or relating to an achromatic color of any lightness between the extremes of black and white.
- Dull or dark:
- Lacking in cheer; gloomy:
- Retired or ineffective because of advanced age:
- Outmoded; obsolete:
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of a patriarch.
- Of or relating to a patriarchy:
- Ruled by a patriarch:
- Being past middle age and approaching old age; rather old.
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of older persons or life in later years.
- An elderly person.
- Being of advanced age; old.
- Characteristic of old age.
- Having reached the age of:
Worn
- Eaten away by moth larvae.
- Old and timeworn:
- Shabby; decrepit.
- Torn into shreds; ragged.
- Having ragged clothes; dressed in tatters.
- Shabby or dilapidated.
- Being or having no beneficial use; ineffective:
- Having no purpose or reason; pointless; to no avail:
- Incapable of acting or functioning effectively; ineffectual or inept:
- Having lost freshness, effervescence, or palatability:
- Lacking originality or spontaneity:
- Ineffective or uninspired, usually from being out of practice or from having done the same thing for too long.
- Present participle of decay.
- Too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; outmoded.
- Very old; aged:
- Having decayed.
- simple past tense and past participle of decay
- One that has been discarded.
- A calculation of the amount of space a manuscript will occupy when set into type.
- Discarded; rejected.
- Showing signs of wear and tear; threadbare or worn-out:
- Dilapidated or deteriorated in condition, especially through neglect; seedy:
- Wearing threadbare clothing.
- simple past tense and past participle of shatter
- physically broken into pieces
- emotionally defeated or dispirited
- So poorly constructed or kept up that disintegration is likely; rickety:
- Damaged or worn by exposure to the weather.
- Lined or coarsened from being outdoors:
- Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, as through neglect; broken-down and shabby.
- simple past tense and past participle of crumble
- past participle of give way
- past participle of fall in
- Not in working order.
- In poor condition, as from old age; infirm.
- simple past tense and past participle of mend
- Not new; secondhand:
- Accustomed; habituated:
- Simple past tense and past participle of fade.
- Tattered, frayed, or torn:
- Dressed in tattered or threadbare clothes:
- Unkempt or shaggy:
- Having been patched.
- simple past tense and past participle of patch
- Relatively small in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension:
- Not great in diameter or cross section; fine:
- Having little bodily flesh or fat; lean or slender.
- Worn or used until no longer usable or effective.
- Thoroughly exhausted; spent.
- no longer novel
Ancient