Antonyms for age-old


Grammar : Adj
Spell : eyj-ohld
Phonetic Transcription : ˈeɪdʒˌoʊld


Definition of age-old

Origin :
  • 1896, from age (n.) + old.
  • adj very old
Example sentences :
  • It was plainly red—the light came from inside the age-old throat.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • Age-old mysteries surrounding our book have not yet been cleared up.
  • Extract from : « Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome » by Apicius
  • The age-old genetic wisdom was still available to guide him.
  • Extract from : « The Great Gray Plague » by Raymond F. Jones
  • They set their ambush with the age-old skill the Redax had grafted into their memories.
  • Extract from : « The Defiant Agents » by Andre Alice Norton
  • It was the visualizing to him of that age-old conflict in which only the fittest survive.
  • Extract from : « Justin Wingate, Ranchman » by John H. Whitson
  • The imperfection of their gifts in this direction is no doubt due to age-old causes.
  • Extract from : « Eskimo Life » by Fridtjof Nansen
  • The bridegroom, foretold by the age-old priest, had come at last.
  • Extract from : « Romances of Old Japan » by Yei Theodora Ozaki
  • It hinted of the age-old dissolution, century after century, which had been going on.
  • Extract from : « Jungle Peace » by William Beebe
  • Do you think that all of a sudden you can break this age-old habit?
  • Extract from : « Comrade Yetta » by Albert Edwards
  • Bruce felt the age-old menace of the wilderness as never before.
  • Extract from : « The Strength of the Pines » by Edison Marshall

Synonyms for age-old

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