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old boy

US:USA pronunciation: respelling(ōld boi for 1, 2; ōld boi′ for 3; ōld′ boi for 4)


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old
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Sense: Adjective: elderly
Synonyms:
elderly Collocations, senior Collocations, older, aging Collocations, ageing (UK), aged, over-the-hill (informal), geriatric, long-lived, ancient Collocations, gray-haired, grey-haired (UK), getting on (informal), getting on in years (informal), not as young as you once were (informal), long in the tooth (informal), in your dotage, past your prime (informal), of a certain age, old and gray, old and grey (UK), past it (slang), senile, decrepit, doddering, tottering
Antonyms:
young Collocations, baby Collocations, immature Collocations, inexperienced, green Collocations, raw Collocations, teen, junior Collocations, tender Collocations, underage, juvenile, child-like, adolescent, budding Collocations, up-and-coming
Sense: Adjective: ancient
Synonyms:
ancient Collocations, antique, age-old, dateless, early Collocations, of the past, historical Collocations, of ancient history
Antonyms:
modern Collocations, new Collocations, present-day, contemporary Collocations, recent Collocations, actual Collocations, future Collocations, mainstream Collocations, newfangled, innovative Collocations, cutting-edge, latter-day, avantgarde
Sense: Adjective: prehistoric
Synonyms:
prehistoric, primeval, primordial, Stone Age, of the Stone Age, paleolithic, palaeolithic (UK), neolithic, neanderthal
Sense: Adjective: old-fashioned
Synonyms:
old-fashioned Collocations, old-time, out of date, passé, behind the times, dated Collocations, antiquated, archaic, outmoded, obsolete, old-timey (informal)
Sense: Adjective: olden
Synonyms:
olden, bygone, of old, early Collocations, earlier, earliest, former Collocations, olde-worlde
Sense: Adjective: previous
Synonyms:
previous Collocations, past Collocations, former Collocations, earlier, ex- (as suffix), onetime, outgoing Collocations, prior Collocations
Sense: Adjective: long-standing
Synonyms:
long-standing, long-established, time-honored, time-honoured (UK), enduring Collocations, lasting Collocations, long-lived
Sense: Adjective: overused
Synonyms:
overused, tired Collocations, cliched, worn out, stale Collocations, hackneyed, trite, banal
Sense: Adjective: boring - informal
Synonyms:
boring Collocations, dull Collocations, monotonous, dry Collocations, stale Collocations, ho-hum (informal), humdrum, dusty Collocations, arid, monochromatic, numbing, wearying, wearisome, ponderous, uninteresting, pedestrian Collocations, mind-numbing
Sense: Adjective: worn - clothes, etc.
Synonyms:
worn Collocations, worn-out, threadbare, shabby Collocations, ragged Collocations, tattered, falling to pieces, frayed, faded Collocations, torn Collocations, tatty (informal), second-hand, used Collocations, pre-loved (informal)
Antonyms:
unworn, unused, brand new, pristine Collocations, in mint condition, as good as new

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