n. Function: adjective
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Synonyms: ANCIENT 1, aged, age-old, antediluvian, antique, hoary, Noachian, timeworn, venerable
Contrasted Words: contemporary, current, recent; advanced
Antonyms: new
2 of long standing FF1C; the ending of such an old friendship was tragic FF1E;
Synonyms: continuing, enduring, inveterate, lifelong, long-lasting, long-lived, perennial; compare LASTING
Related Words: constant, perpetual, staying; established, firm, solid, steady
Contrasted Words: newfound, recent; brief, short-lived; casual, temporary, transitory, weak
Antonyms: new
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Synonyms: OLD-FASHIONED , antiquated, antique, archaic, dated, démodé, oldfangled, old-timey, outmoded, passé
Related Words: primitive; traditional
Contrasted Words: newish
Antonyms: modern, new
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Synonyms: AGED 1, ancient, elderly, olden, oldish, overage
Idioms: along in years, getting on
Contrasted Words: juvenile, young
Antonyms: youthful
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Synonyms: EXPERIENCED , old-time, practical, practiced, seasoned, skilled, versed, vet, veteran
Contrasted Words: young
Antonyms: new
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Synonyms: FORMER 2, bygone, erstwhile, late, once, onetime, past, quondam, sometime, whilom