OLD-LINE Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

old-line

adjective

ˈōl(d)-ˈlīn

Definition of old-line

as in traditional

tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions an old-line professor who still taught as if it were 1930

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Recent Examples of old-line The larger, at 31 Pratt, is the former headquarters of Society for Savings, an old-line bank whose roots stretched back to 1819. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026 Under this scenario, the public models will start to look like old-line enterprise software companies, taking in proprietary data, fine-tuning a version of their public model to be private, and then running that model for the customer. — Forrester, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026 These firms had been the envy of the old-line investment banking houses. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026 More practically, people on Netflix’s side might say that further industry consolidation is inevitable, given changing consumer habits and shifting business models for old-line media companies. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for old-line

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Meanwhile, traditional efforts to take undocumented immigrants into custody from their homes have become less effective.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
While there are some drawbacks compared to traditional investments — such as its inability to earn dividends — there are several ways to add gold to your portfolio.

— Liz Knueven, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Definition of traditional

Adjective

El Dorado County paid former Public Health Director Jennifer Byrne $75,000 to resign, plus roughly $59,000 in administrative leave pay, in a settlement stemming from Instagram posts about the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

— Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Why This Belongs In The Finance Seat The CFO is the most conservative person in the building, so handing them an emerging technology to drive sounds backward.

— David Zwick, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of conservative

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Rodriguez almost played as an auxiliary right-back instead of an orthodox right-winger, dropping deep and dictating play.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 June 2026
In an age of intelligent machines, who gets to decide what is orthodox remains one of the most important questions a free society can ask.

— Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026

Definition of orthodox

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