OLD as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old”)
   Hypernyms(s) old is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • past (what does past mean?)
   • past times (what does past times mean?)
   • yesteryear (what does yesteryear mean?)
   • yore (what does yore mean?)

OLD as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • just preceding something else in time or order
   Synonym(s)
   • previous(a) (what does previous(a) mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the previous owner
   • my old house was larger
   Similar To
   • preceding(a) (what does preceding(a) mean?)
2. Meaning
   • of a very early stage in development
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Similar To
   • early (what does early mean?)
3. Meaning
   • old in experience
   Synonym(s)
   • older (what does older mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an old offender
   • the older soldiers
   Similar To
   • experienced (what does experienced mean?)
4. Meaning
   • of long duration
   • not new
   Usage Example(s)
   • old tradition
   • old house
   • old wine
   • old country
   • old friendships
   • old money
   Antonym(s)
   • new (what does new mean?)
   Similar To
   • age-old (what does age-old mean?)
   • antique (what does antique mean?)
   • antediluvian (what does antediluvian mean?)
   • antiquated (what does antiquated mean?)
   • archaic (what does archaic mean?)
   • antique (what does antique mean?)
   • auld (what does auld mean?)
   • cold (what does cold mean?)
   • stale (what does stale mean?)
   • hand-me-down (what does hand-me-down mean?)
   • hand-down (what does hand-down mean?)
   • hoary (what does hoary mean?)
   • rusty (what does rusty mean?)
   • immemorial(ip) (what does immemorial(ip) mean?)
   • long-ago (what does long-ago mean?)
   • longtime(a) (what does longtime(a) mean?)
   • patched (what does patched mean?)
   • secondhand (what does secondhand mean?)
   • used (what does used mean?)
   • sunset (what does sunset mean?)
   • yellow (what does yellow mean?)
   • yellowed (what does yellowed mean?)
   See Also
   • noncurrent (what does noncurrent mean?)
   • nonmodern (what does nonmodern mean?)
   • past (what does past mean?)
   • stale (what does stale mean?)
   • worn (what does worn mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • age (what does age mean?)
5. Meaning
   • (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
   • especially not young
   • often used as a combining form to indicate an age as specified as in `a week-old baby”
   Usage Example(s)
   • an old man’’s eagle mind–William Butler Yeat
   Antonym(s)
   • young (what does young mean?)
   • immature (what does immature mean?)
   Similar To
   • aged (what does aged mean?)
   • elderly (what does elderly mean?)
   • older (what does older mean?)
   • senior (what does senior mean?)
   • aged(a) (what does aged(a) mean?)
   • of age(p) (what does of age(p) mean?)
   • aging (what does aging mean?)
   • ageing (what does ageing mean?)
   • senescent (what does senescent mean?)
   • ancient (what does ancient mean?)
   • anile (what does anile mean?)
   • centenarian (what does centenarian mean?)
   • doddering (what does doddering mean?)
   • doddery (what does doddery mean?)
   • gaga (what does gaga mean?)
   • senile (what does senile mean?)
   • emeritus (what does emeritus mean?)
   • retired (what does retired mean?)
   • gray (what does gray mean?)
   • grey (what does grey mean?)
   • gray-haired (what does gray-haired mean?)
   • grey-haired (what does grey-haired mean?)
   • gray-headed (what does gray-headed mean?)
   • grey-headed (what does grey-headed mean?)
   • grizzly (what does grizzly mean?)
   • hoar (what does hoar mean?)
   • hoary (what does hoary mean?)
   • white-haired (what does white-haired mean?)
   • middle-aged (what does middle-aged mean?)
   • nonagenarian (what does nonagenarian mean?)
   • octogenarian (what does octogenarian mean?)
   • oldish (what does oldish mean?)
   • overage (what does overage mean?)
   • overaged (what does overaged mean?)
   • superannuated (what does superannuated mean?)
   • over-the-hill (what does over-the-hill mean?)
   • venerable (what does venerable mean?)
   • darkened (what does darkened mean?)
   • retired (what does retired mean?)
   • superannuated (what does superannuated mean?)
   • sexagenarian (what does sexagenarian mean?)
   See Also
   • experienced (what does experienced mean?)
   • mature (what does mature mean?)
   • senior (what does senior mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • age (what does age mean?)
6. Meaning
   • lacking originality or spontaneity
   • no longer new
   Synonym(s)
   • moth-eaten (what does moth-eaten mean?)
   • stale (what does stale mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • moth-eaten theories about race
   Similar To
   • unoriginal (what does unoriginal mean?)
7. Meaning
   • of an earlier time
   Usage Example(s)
   • his old classmates
   Similar To
   • past (what does past mean?)