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old

/ˈoʊld/noun, adjective1 syllable

Old means: (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age.

Synonyms for old85

adjective, as in (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

aged, elderly, older, senior, of age, aging, ageing, senescent, ancient, anile, centenarian, darkened, doddering, doddery
and 10 more, gaga, senile, emeritus, grey, gray, grey-haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly

adjective, as in of long duration; not new

age-old, antique, antediluvian, antiquated, archaic, auld, hand-me-down, hand-down, hoary, rusty, immemorial, long-ago, longtime, long-time
and 10 more, patched, secondhand, used, sunset, yellow, yellowed, noncurrent, nonmodern, past, stale

adjective, as in excellent

bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing, good

adjective, as in belonging to some prior time

erstwhile, former, onetime, one-time, quondam, sometime, past

adjective, as in skilled through long experience

older, experienced, experient

adjective, as in just preceding something else in time or order

previous, preceding

adjective, as in of a very early stage in development

early

adjective, as in (used for emphasis) very familiar

familiar

also used for old

geezer, oldie, oldster, ager, badge-cove, cheeser, coffin dodger, crinkly, eld

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Opposites of old

young, new

What does old mean?9

adjective

1

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age“his mother is very old”

2

of long duration; not new“old tradition”

3

excellent“he did a bully job”

4

belonging to some prior time“erstwhile friend”

5

skilled through long experience“an old offender”

6

just preceding something else in time or order“the previous owner”

7

of a very early stage in development“Old English is also called Anglo Saxon”

8

(used for emphasis) very familiar“good old boy”

noun

1

past times

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with old?21

three syllables

uncontrolled
Show 40 near rhymes
sonoknowgomostthosehomebothownshowthoughwholehopeohpostagocontrolknowncloselowalthoughphoneroadshowsgoescoalonerolevotecodeknowsgoalbelownotewrotegrowthcoachgoalsproapproach

All 21 rhymes for old, grouped by syllable

Old in a sentence

  • The good old days have gone, never to return.CK
  • Above all, try to be kind to the old.auxitt
  • Seen from a distance, the big rock looks like an old castle.CK
  • One is new, and the other is old.CK
  • Of course, to be valuable, an old carpet must be in good condition.CK
  • Once upon a time, there was an old man in this village.CM
  • Once upon a time, there lived an old man.AlanF_US
  • In the bus, a boy made room for an old woman.Vortarulo

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of old

as a noun

plural
olds

as a adjective

comparative
older
superlative
oldest