Synonyms for age old


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

Top 10 synonyms for age old Other synonyms for the word age old

Définition of age old

Origin :
  • 1896, from age (n.) + old.
  • As in old : adj obsolete, outdated
  • As in old : adj traditional, long-established
  • As in age-old : adj very old
  • As in olden : adj old
  • As in aged : adj old
  • As in ancient : adj old, often very old
  • As in antediluvian : adj out-of-date; prehistoric
  • As in hoary : adj ancient
  • As in immemorial : adj ancient, old
Example sentences :
  • What if he forced her into the age old thing she had done so often?
  • Extract from : « Deadly City » by Paul W. Fairman
  • Among the age old arts of the celestials none is more strangely inspiring than that of medicine.
  • Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • There followed the age old drama of a boy with something in his possession and a monkey who wants it.
  • Extract from : « The Rope of Gold » by Roy J. Snell
  • And women of my age—old women, you understand—are the only ones who care about the future of those they love.
  • Extract from : « Rene Mauperin » by Edmond de Goncourt and Jules de Goncourt
  • Arthur was then sixteen years of age—old for his years, traveled, clever—strong in body and robust in health.
  • Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 » by Elbert Hubbard
  • Welcomed home like the "return of the prodigal," the age old gossip of "I told you so!"
  • Extract from : « The Homesteader » by Oscar Micheaux
  • This fact again calls to mind the truth of that age old maxim, "Experience is the best teacher."
  • Extract from : « The Accomplished Muskrat Trapper » by A. E. (Arno Erdman) Schmidt

Antonyms for age old

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