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Older

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Definitions for Older

adjective
advanced in years
Synonyms
Examples
  1. (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
  2. aged members of the society
  3. elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper
  4. senior citizen
adjective
used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
Synonyms
elder sr.
Examples
  1. Bill Adams, Sr.
adjective
skilled through long experience
Synonyms
old
Examples
  1. an old offender
  2. the older soldiers
adjective
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
Synonyms
old
Examples
  1. his mother is very old
  2. a ripe old age
  3. how old are you?
adjective
of long duration
Synonyms
old
Examples
  1. not new
  2. old tradition
  3. old house
  4. old wine
  5. old country
  6. old friendships
  7. old money
adjective
(used for emphasis) very familiar
Synonyms
old(a)
Examples
  1. good old boy
  2. same old story
adjective
skilled through long experience
Synonyms
old
Examples
  1. an old offender
  2. the older soldiers
adjective
belonging to some prior time
Synonyms
erstwhile(a) former(a) old onetime(a) one-time(a) quondam(a) sometime(a)
Examples
  1. erstwhile friend
  2. our former glory
  3. the once capital of the state
  4. her quondam lover
adjective
very good
Synonyms
bang-up bully corking cracking dandy great groovy keen neat nifty not bad(p) peachy slap-up swell smashing old(a)
Examples
  1. he did a bully job
  2. a neat sports car
  3. had a great time at the party
  4. you look simply smashing
  5. we had a grand old time
adjective
of a very early stage in development
Synonyms
Old
Examples
  1. Old English is also called Anglo Saxon
  2. Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century
adjective
just preceding something else in time or order
Synonyms
previous(a) old
Examples
  1. the previous owner
  2. my old house was larger

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