old

old

modif.

1. No longer vigorous

   aged, elderly, patriarchal, superannuated, gray, grizzled, venerable, hoary, not young, of long life, past one's prime, far advanced in years, matured, having lived long, full of years, seasoned, debilitated, infirm, inactive, deficient, enfeebled, decrepit, exhausted, tired, impaired, anemic, broken down, wasted, doddering, senile, on the shelf*, ancient*, gone to seed*, with one foot in the grave*.

   Antonyms young*, fresh*, youthful. *

2. Worn

   time-worn, worn-out, thin, patched, ragged, faded, used, in holes, rubbed off, mended, broken-down, fallen to pieces, tumbled down, fallen in, given way, long used, out of use, rusted, crumbled, past usefulness, dilapidated, weather-beaten, ramshackle, battered, shattered, shabby, castoff, decayed, antiquated, decaying, stale, useless, tattered, in rags, torn, moth-eaten; see also sense 1, worn 2.

   Antonyms fresh*, new*, unused. *

3. Ancient

   ancient, archaic, antique, time-honored, prehistoric, bygone, early, forgotten, age-old, immemorial, antediluvian, olden, remote, past, distant, former, of old, of yore, gone by, long ago, classical, medieval, out of the dim past, primordial, primeval, pristine, belonging to antiquity, timeless, dateless, unrecorded, handed down, long-standing, venerable, hoary, old-time, of earliest time, of the old order, ancestral, traditional, primitive, atavistic, time out of mind, trogloditic, before the Flood, Noachian, pre-Adamite, old as time, old as the hills*; see also senses 1, 2, old-fashioned.

   Antonyms modern*, recent*, late. *

4. Cherished

   good, dear, adored; see beloved.

5. *Wonderful

   great, magnificent, superb; see excellent.

6. Grown up

   adult, of age, of legal age, grown; see experienced, mature 1.

7. Out-of-date

   antiquated, obsolete, outmoded; see old-fashioned.

old implies having been in existence or use for a relatively long time an old civilization, old shoes; ancient implies reference to the remote past, often specif. the time of the early history of the world before the end of the Roman Empire (!a.d. 476) ancient history; antique is applied to that which dates from ancient times, or, more commonly, from a former period antique furniture; antiquated is used to describe that which has become old-fashioned or outdated antiquated notions of decorum; archaic applies to something marked by the characteristics of an earlier period thou is an archaic form of you; obsolete is applied to that which has fallen into disuse, is out-of-date, or has been superseded obsolete weapons