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Synonyms for Old (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (belonging to some prior time):
erstwhile, former, quondam, sometime, onetime

WordNet sense 2 (earlier than the present time; no longer current):
past

WordNet sense 3 (impressive by reason of age):
venerable

WordNet sense 4 (too old to be useful):
overaged

WordNet sense 5 (somewhat elderly):
oldish

WordNet sense 6 (showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair):
gray, hoary, gray-headed, hoar

WordNet sense 7 (mentally or physically infirm with age):
senile

WordNet sense 8 (very old):
ancient

WordNet sense 9 (growing old):
aging, ageing

WordNet sense 10 (having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)):
aged, aged, of age

WordNet sense 11 (advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)):
elderly, senior, older

WordNet sense 12 (ancient):
rusty

WordNet sense 13 (no longer new; uninteresting):
stale

WordNet sense 14 (made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age):
antique

WordNet sense 15 (so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period):
antediluvian, antiquated, archaic

WordNet sense 16 ((used informally especially for emphasis)):
honest-to-goodness, honest-to-god, sure-enough

WordNet sense 17 (not fake or counterfeit):
echt, genuine

WordNet sense 18 (well known or easily recognized):
familiar

WordNet sense 19 (having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation):
experienced, experient

WordNet sense 20 (of an early stage in the development of a language or literature):
early

WordNet sense 21 (just preceding something else in time or order):
previous

WordNet sense 22 (existing or coming before):
preceding


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