8.4.6.5.4 Old, not new

Use this domain for words describing something old--a word describing something that has existed for a long time.

Louw Nida Codes: 
58K New, Old
  • What words describe something that is old?
    old, older, oldest, dated, late,
  • What words describe something that is very old?
    age-old, be as old as the hills, ancestral, ancient, be around from time immemorial,
  • What words describe something that is old and belongs to an early period of history?
    primeval, antediluvian, mediaeval, primordial,
  • What words describe something that is old and good?
    antique, classical, time-honored, vintage,
  • What words describe something that is old and not good?
    crumbling, declining, decrepit, dowdy, effete, faded, past its prime, rusty, worn out,
  • What words describe something that has been used and is no longer new?
    old, used, second hand, worn, time-worn,
  • What words describe food that is old?
    stale, decayed,
  • What words describe an organization that has existed for a long time?
    old, has a long history,
  • What words describe something that people have known about for a long time?
    old hat,
  • What words describe an experience or feeling that you have had before?
    familiar,
  • What words describe someone who has been in a place for a long time or has worked at a job for a long time?
    old-timer, old hand, no stranger (to these parts),
  • What words refer to something being older than other things like it?
    outgrow, outlive, outwear,
  • What words describe something or someone that has been replaced by a new one?
    old, former,
  • What words refer to changing something that is new, so that it looks like it is old?
    antique (v), antiquate, give something an antique look,
  • What words refer to something that is old?
    antique, antiquities,