Antonyms | New and Old

These english synonyms and antonyms for words used in writing has been arranged by categories. For each word (new, current, now, old, aged, past, used, exact, suitable, right, ...) you will find about 10 to 40 synonyms. Antonyms are included in the sense, that the words consists mostly of pairs which have the opposite meaning.

Synonyms for New

new • Meaning of these synonyms: Having been made or come into being only a short time ago. • Example sentence: The decision to build a new gymnasium was consonant with the superintendent's belief in physical education.	contemporary	current	fashionable	fresh
imaginative	inexperienced	ingenious • Meaning: Marked by inventive skill and imagination • Example: The idea of the engineering department is ingenious, and will solve the problem in no time.	innovative	inventive
late-model	latest	latter-day	modern	modern-day
naive	naif	newest	newfangled	novel
now	original	present	present-day	recent
timely	topical	trendy	uninitiated	untested
untried	up-to-date	up-to-the-minute	young

Synonyms for Old

old • Meaning of these synonyms: Having lived or existed for a relatively long time / Far advanced in years, life or experience • Example sentence: The old Buddist temple was desecrated by the American tourists.	advanced in years	aged	ancient	antediluvian
antiquated	antique	archaic	banal	bygone
dated	elder	elderly	extinct	faded
former	mature	medieval	moldy	musty
obsolescent	obsolete	old hat	old-fashioned	oldish
old-time	outdated	out-of-date	passe	past
prehistoric	previous	primitive	ragged	senescent
senior	stale	trite	unfashionable	used
venerable	veteran	vintage	washed-up

 

 

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