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 However, the boom of interest in age-old forms of heat therapy like sauna may be a natural entry point for many. — Will Stone, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for age-old

Recent Examples of Synonyms for age-old

Adjective

The team from Germany, Russia, Sweden and Switzerland said analysis of hair in the royal tomb where cannabis seeds turned up, sheds new light on the plant's role in ancient societies.

— Mary Evans, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Standard calculations predict more primordial lithium-7 than astronomers observe in ancient stars.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of ancient

Adjective

That night, after the family gets back home, Irwin’s older brother, Gary (Adam Driver), arrives with princely pomp, bringing a takeout feast from the venerable steak house Peter Luger.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
In 2014, also boosted its reputation further by earning FIAPF A-list accreditation, putting it into the company of such venerable fests as Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Sundance, Toronto, Karlovy Vary and Locarno.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of venerable

Adjective

There have been lows—trying to manufacture a viral dance in an empty pub alongside a dwarf Michael Jackson impersonator among them—but Skepta is old enough to own those now, and grow from them.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2026
California has a rich and varied history — and San Jose is the oldest civilian community in the state.

— John Ramos, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of old

Adjective

Designed for ages 3 to 12, the shiny indoor space is cleverly set up into various imaginative zones, from a plush mediaeval princess castle to a play gym with climbing wall.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
Its six books promised to take me from a medieval royal court to a post-alien-invasion-near-future, via 1980s Jamaica, 1990s Scotland, 2020s Massachusetts and present-day London.

— Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026