old, ancient, venerable, antique, antiquated, archaic, obsolete mean having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past. old may apply to either actual or merely relative length of existence.
You use old to refer to something that is no longer used, that no longer exists, or that has been replaced by something else. The old road had disappeared under grass and heather.
Old is the most general term: old lace; an old saying. Ancient pertains to the distant past: "the hills, / Rock-ribbed, and ancient as the sun" (William Cullen Bryant).
There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun old, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree. of or pertaining to the latter part of the life or term of existence of a person or thing: old age.
Some common synonyms of old are ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, obsolete, and venerable. While all these words mean "having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past," old may apply to either actual or merely relative length of existence.
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