
old | old: adj. 1 elderly, ageing, aged, advanced in years or age, long-lived, past one''s prime, grey, full of years, getting on (in years), hoary, superannuated, Colloq over the hill, past it: Bill is too old to continue working in the mine. 2 ancient, antiquated, antediluvian, fossil, prehistoric, Noachian, obsolete, antique, outdated, out of date, old-time, dated, archaic, stale, out-moded, pass�, Literary Ogygian: The archaeological dig has turned up some interesting old artefacts. 3 time-worn, decayed, dilapidated, ramshackle, disintegrated, crumbling, shabby, worn out, dusty, broken-down, tumbledown, disused, unused, cast off, cast aside: They have torn down the old mill near the river. 4 long-standing, well-established, enduring, lasting, age-old, time-honoured: It is hard to see an old friendship die. 5 former, olden, bygone, early, primordial, primitive: In the old days, it took a week to travel from London to Edinburgh. 6 previous, preceding, prior, former, quondam, erstwhile, one-time, ex-: The West End was my old stamping-ground when I lived in London. 7 experienced, veteran, practised, (well-)versed, knowledgeable, proficient, accomplished, adept, skilled, expert, old-time: Charles is an old hand at steam engines. 8 dear, beloved, loved, esteemed, valued, precious, well-known, intimate, close, familiar: Penelope is an old friend of the family''s.
old-fashioned | old-fashioned: adj. antiquated, antique, pass�, out-moded, out-dated, unfashionable, stale, out-dated, dated, out of date, tired, old-time, obsolete, obsolescent, dead, superseded, replaced, disused, out, old-fangled, old hat: Whoever thought we would see the day when miniskirts were old-fashioned?
