Antonyms for eldest
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : el-dist |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛl dɪst |
Definition of eldest
Origin :- Old English (Mercian) eldrost, superlative of eald, ald "old" (see old). Superseded by oldest since 16c. Cf. elder (adj.).
- adj advanced in age
- adj obsolete, outdated
- adj traditional, long-established
- The eldest was about the age of twelve, the youngest about seven.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Nizam, the eldest, came to Gilgit and appealed to the British.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- Joseph is the eldest son; but, of this I am sure, Napoleon will be the head of this family.
- Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
- You say the eldest is near sixteen and well come on in his studies.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- The eldest of these is accidentally killed by the second, 2440.
- Extract from : « Beowulf » by Unknown
- My youngest daughter is almost as much of a woman as my eldest, is she not, sir?'
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- She was then five and thirty, and her eldest boy, Thomas, was fourteen.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- She was surrounded by her eldest four sons, for it was seven o'clock in the morning.
- Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger
- His other son, the eldest, John, comes to me I expect in summer.
- Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
- He left an ample fortune to his sons, the eldest of whom was created Baron Shelburne.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
Synonyms for eldest
- aboriginal
- age-old
- aged
- along in years
- ancient
- antediluvian
- antiquated
- antique
- archaic
- broken down
- bygone
- cast-off
- constant
- continuing
- crumbling
- dated
- debilitated
- decayed
- decrepit
- demode
- done
- early
- elderly
- enduring
- enfeebled
- erstwhile
- established
- exhausted
- experienced
- familiar
- firm
- former
- fossil
- geriatric
- getting on
- gray
- gray-haired
- grizzled
- hackneyed
- hardened
- hoary
- immemorial
- impaired
- inactive
- infirm
- inveterate
- late
- lifelong
- long-lasting
- long-lived
- mature
- matured
- moth-eaten
- not young
- of long standing
- of old
- of yore
- old-fashioned
- old-time
- olden
- oldfangled
- oldish
- once
- onetime
- original
- out-of-date
- outmoded
- over the hill
- passé
- past
- past one's prime
- perennial
- perpetual
- practiced
- primeval
- primitive
- primordial
- pristine
- quondam
- relic
- remote
- rusty
- seasoned
- senile
- senior
- skilled
- solid
- sometime
- stale
- staying
- steady
- superannuated
- time-honored
- time-worn
- tired
- traditional
- unfashionable
- unoriginal
- venerable
- versed
- veteran
- vintage
- wasted
- worn-out
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