age-old

adjective

ˈāj-ˈōld 

: having existed for ages : ancient

Synonyms of age-old

• ancient
• venerable
• old
• medieval

Examples of age-old in a Sentence

age-old customs and beliefs

Recent Examples on the Web

Berwick partially credits this explosion of viewership to a particularly potent combination of programming and that age-old concern of pop culture obsessives — missing out. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026

While the world security situation transforms at breakneck speed, the shipping industry, along with the maritime regulators and economic policymakers that back the merchant marine seem stuck, trapped in age-old bureaucratic inertia. — Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

In many ways, unemployment and underemployment among young people are age-old problems. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026

Kristen Stewart bent an age-old wedding guest rule while attending Emma Roberts’s nuptials on July 25. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 29 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for age-old

• overhauled
• reinstalled
• appalled
• enthralled
• forestalled
• grunwald
• installed
• piebald
• recalled
• uncalled
• auld
• bald

Kids Definition

age-old

adjective

ˈa-ˈjōld

: having existed for ages : ancient

an age-old story