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Synonyms & Antonyms of old
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1
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
- every day the old fisherman set out in his small boat to brave the dangers of the sea
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2
dating or surviving from the distant past
- an extremely old piece of jewelry was discovered in the Egyptian ruins
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- antiquated,
- archaic,
- archaistic,
- dated,
- fusty,
- geriatric,
- medieval
- (also mediaeval),
- moldy,
- Noachian,
- obsolete,
- outmoded,
- out-of-date,
- passé
- ageless,
- hallowed,
- time-honored,
- timeless,
- time-tested,
- timeworn,
- traditional,
- tried,
- tried-and-true
- prehistoric
- (also prehistorical),
- primeval,
- primordial
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3
having been such at some previous time
- I ran into my old fourth-grade teacher yesterday
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4
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
- even the most stirring speeches start to get old after you've heard them a few times
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- arid,
- boring,
- colorless,
- drab,
- dreary,
- drudging,
- dry,
- dull,
- dusty,
- flat,
- heavy,
- ho-hum,
- humdrum,
- jading,
- jejune,
- leaden,
- mind-numbing,
- monochromatic,
- monotonous,
- numbing,
- pedestrian,
- ponderous,
- slow,
- stale,
- stodgy,
- stuffy,
- stupid,
- tame,
- tedious,
- tiresome,
- tiring,
- uninteresting,
- wearisome,
- weary,
- wearying
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- aseptic,
- barren,
- blah,
- dullish,
- pleasureless,
- prosaic,
- prosy,
- soggy,
- spiritless
- blank,
- earthbound,
- gray
- (also grey),
- inanimate,
- pallid,
- pedantic,
- sterile,
- suspenseless,
- undramatic,
- uneventful,
- unexciting,
- unimaginative,
- uninspiring,
- unnewsworthy,
- unrewarding,
- unsensational,
- unspectacular
- cumbersome,
- lumbering,
- plodding,
- poky
- (or pokey)
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- amazing,
- astonishing,
- astounding,
- awesome,
- eye-opening,
- fabulous,
- marvelous
- (or marvellous),
- sensational,
- spectacular,
- surprising,
- wonderful,
- wondrous
- animating,
- breathtaking,
- electrifying,
- energizing,
- enlivening,
- exciting,
- exhilarating,
- galvanizing,
- hair-raising,
- inspiring,
- invigorating,
- rip-roaring,
- rousing,
- stimulating,
- stirring,
- thrilling
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