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 An age-old Southern pastime is an increasingly popular Georgia High School Association championship sport. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 9 July 2026 But these sorts of feelings appear to be a natural and age-old response to periods of change and instability. — Markham Heid, Time, 8 July 2026 That’s reigniting age-old feuds about production quotas that already led the United Arab Emirates, one of OPEC’s most significant members, to leave the group in April. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 This is driving state and non-state actors to apply age-old principles of war to GPS systems to confuse and deceive opponents. — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for age-old

Recent Examples of Synonyms for age-old

Adjective

Archeologists identify it as ancient Samaria, capital of the biblical Kingdom of Israel.

— Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Outside of learning about ancient concentration camps and historic serial killers while Phaedra beams, the moment without Porsha serves as a Hail Mary pass for Shamea to try to salvage some of the damage from the night before.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 July 2026

Definition of ancient

Adjective

The venerable soul food restaurant is a tourist destination in its own right, with six dining rooms and capacity for 300 guests.

— Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 11 July 2026
This second installment represents the venerable anthology franchise’s height of humor, invention, and variety.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

Definition of venerable

Adjective

Unlike my original e-bike, the Huffy includes metal fenders, a metal chain guard, and a battery that can charge in or out of the bike - all for a third of the price of my old bike.

— William Roberson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Tyler James Feehan shared memories of the 25-year-old who was killed on July 17 as a result of Iranian strikes on Jordan.

— Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Definition of old

Adjective

In medieval literature the dragon’s refusal to share its wealth symbolizes chaos, greed, and the social harm caused when valuable resources are removed from circulation.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
The town served as a Genoese naval outpost during the medieval rivalry with Pisa, and the hotel’s arched colonnades of the original cloister still stand atop rooms that face Palmaria Island or the Gulf itself.

— Jason Phillips, USA Today, 22 July 2026