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 Of course, there are also age-old hustles so evidently dishonest that there was a time when their exponents risked being hung or shot. — Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 It had been shaken up at The Writers Bar, an age-old Raffles tradition. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026 Fortunately, new WiFi systems are bringing about bold new solutions to age-old problems. — William Jones, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Range anxiety – an age-old fear of running out of battery charge and being stranded – will never go away for American car buyers, who tend to drive long distances. — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for age-old

Recent Examples of Synonyms for age-old

Adjective

There is also concrete poetry—writing arranged in images or geometric forms—a tradition that can be traced to ancient instances of shaped poetry.

— Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
The Roman coin hoard is the latest in a series of ancient discoveries in Sweden.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of ancient

Adjective

Executive produced by Flanagan and King, Carrie is the second Prime Video series based on MGM/UA IP to launch after Amazon MGM Studios had made exploiting the venerable studio’s library a priority following the 2022 acquisition.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
There’s Haroon Mirza’s Stone Circle, commissioned by Ballroom Marfa, another venerable local institution.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of venerable

Adjective

Think medieval meets modern--less clunky Louis XVIth and more comfy armchair, with Kingsdown mattresses that are simply divine.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
Following the Black Death in medieval Europe, memento mori, symbolic reminders of death’s inevitability, further ubiquitized skulls in art and architecture.

— Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2026