AGE-OLD Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

age-old

adjective

ˈāj-ˈōld

Definition of age-old

as in ancient

dating or surviving from the distant past age-old customs and beliefs

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Recent Examples of age-old After surviving a ferocious first half to trail only 13-12, the All Blacks' resolve hardened by new coach Dave Rennie and age-old ability to produce something from nothing turned a tense contest into a rout by five tries to South Africa's one. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026 This reader's alternative speaks to an age-old rivalry between the affordable Japanese car brands, and the Corolla isn't a bad choice either. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 Ready to take part in this age-old wellness tradition for yourself? — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for age-old

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Bright rays mark material blasted outward by relatively recent impacts, while vast, dark lunar seas lie where basaltic lava flooded ancient craters.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
In one case this summer, water from a natural spring to the Palestinian village of Fasayil was illegally diverted to an ancient pool nearby.

— Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of ancient

Adjective

As for the plane in question, this is a variant of the venerable F-16 and is a heavily modernized version featuring, among other features, APG-83 Active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
But the venerable Atlas V is out of production and on the road to retirement, so Starliner-5 and Starliner-6 will have a different rocket ride — ULA's new Vulcan Centaur.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of venerable

Adjective

The 30-year-old actress, who was named the Chinese brand ambassador for Kors last March, made her acting debut at 10 and has played numerous roles in historical, fantasy and romantic dramas.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
The backstory Wynn Las Vegas opened in 2005 on the site of the old Desert Inn, with Encore following in 2008; the big move was pulling spectacle inside instead of giving it away free at the curb.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of old

Adjective

In a new study published this week in the journal Antiquity, researchers describe how a group of historians helped discover the early medieval monastery in a stroke of good luck.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
The film turns the princess tale into a passage across medieval fantasy, retro-futurist sci-fi and the present day.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of medieval

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