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"venerable", "bygone", "erstwhile", "former", "late", "past", "forgotten", "remote", "ageless", "dateless", "timeless", "anachronistic", "anachronic", "anachronous" ], "near antonyms":[ "fresh", "new", "chic", "designer", "fashionable", "smart", "stylish", "modernized", "refurbished", "remodeled", "renewed", "updated", "last", "latest", "futuristic", "high-tech", "hi-tech", "latter-day", "nontraditional", "recent" ], "antonyms":[ "contemporary", "current", "hot", "mod", "modern", "modernist", "modernistic", "new age", "newfangled", "new-fashioned", "present-day", "red-hot", "space-age", "state-of-the-art", "ultramodern", "up-to-date" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "oldster":{ "a person of advanced years":{ "examples":[ "a family film that will appeal to youngsters and oldsters alike" ], "synonyms":[ "ancient", "elder", "geriatric", "golden-ager", "old-timer", "senior", "senior citizen" ], "near synonyms":[ "gaffer", "graybeard", "patriarch", "whitebeard", "beldam", "beldame", "dowager", "grandam", "grandame", "adult", "grown-up", "dotard" ], "near antonyms":[ "adolescent", "minor", "child", "cub", "juvenile", "kid", "kiddie", "kiddy" ], "antonyms":[ "youngster", "youth" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "older":{ "being of advanced years and especially past middle age":{ "examples":[ "an older woman was the chief librarian for the town" ], "synonyms":[ "aged", "aging", "ageing", "ancient", "elderly", "geriatric", "long-lived", "old", "over-the-hill", "senescent", "senior", "unyoung" ], "near synonyms":[ "centenarian", "nonagenarian", "octogenarian", "septuagenarian", "sexagenarian", "oldish", "adult", "grown-up", "mature", "middle-aged", "pensioned", "retired", "superannuated", "matriarchal", "patriarchal", "venerable", "anile", "decrepit", "doddering", "senile", "spavined", "tottery", "overage", "overaged" ], "near antonyms":[ "ageless", "youngish", "adolescent", "immature", "juvenile", "preteen", "puerile", "minor", "underage", "callow", "green", "inexperienced", "raw", "babyish", "childish", "childlike", "infantile", "infantine", "kiddish" ], "antonyms":[ "young", "youthful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "old hands":{ "a person with long experience in a specified area":{ "examples":[ "with 25 years on the job, Vinnie was the old hand everyone went to with their problems" ], "synonyms":[ "doyens", "old-timers", "stagers", "veterans", "vets", "warhorses" ], "near synonyms":[ "doyennes", "adepts", "dab hands", "experts", "gurus", "hands", "masters", "mavens", "mavins", "past masters", "professionals", "pros" ], "near antonyms":[ "apprentices", "cubs", "boots", "novitiates", "amateurs", "dilettantes", "dilettanti", "learners", "students", "trainees", "candidates", "entrants", "probationers" ], "antonyms":[ "beginners", "colts", "fledglings", "freshmen", "greenhorns", "neophytes", "newbies", "newcomers", "novices", "recruits", "rookies", "tenderfeet", "tenderfoots", "tyros" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "old hand":{ "a person with long experience in a specified area":{ "examples":[ "with 25 years on the job, Vinnie was the old hand everyone went to with their problems" ], "synonyms":[ "doyen", "old-timer", "stager", "vet", "veteran", "warhorse" ], "near synonyms":[ "doyenne", "adept", "dab hand", "expert", "guru", "hand", "master", "maven", "mavin", "past master", "pro", "professional" ], "near antonyms":[ "apprentice", "cub", "boot", "novitiate", "amateur", "dilettante", "learner", "student", "trainee", "candidate", "entrant", "probationer" ], "antonyms":[ "beginner", "colt", "fledgling", "freshman", "greenhorn", "neophyte", "newbie", "newcomer", "novice", "recruit", "rookie", "tenderfoot", "tyro" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "old-timer":{ "a person of advanced years":{ "examples":[ "a group of old-timers playing shuffleboard" ], "synonyms":[ "ancient", "elder", "geriatric", "golden-ager", "oldster", "senior", "senior citizen" ], "near synonyms":[ "gaffer", "graybeard", "patriarch", "whitebeard", "beldam", "beldame", "dowager", "grandam", "grandame", "adult", "grown-up", "dotard" ], "near antonyms":[ "adolescent", "minor", "child", "cub", "juvenile", "kid", "kiddie", "kiddy" ], "antonyms":[ "youngster", "youth" ] }, "a person with long experience in a specified area":{ "examples":[ "old-timers in the fishing industry couldn't remember a time when catches were so low" ], "synonyms":[ "doyen", "old hand", "stager", "vet", "veteran", "warhorse" ], "near synonyms":[ "doyenne", "adept", "dab hand", "expert", "guru", "hand", "master", "maven", "mavin", "past master", "pro", "professional" ], "near antonyms":[ "apprentice", "cub", "boot", "novitiate", "amateur", "dilettante", "learner", "student", "trainee", "candidate", "entrant", "probationer" ], "antonyms":[ "beginner", "colt", "fledgling", "freshman", "greenhorn", "neophyte", "newbie", "newcomer", "novice", "recruit", "rookie", "tenderfoot", "tyro" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "old maids":{ "as in prigs , fuddy-duddies":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fuddy-duddies", "prigs", "spoilsports", "stuffed shirts", "bluenoses", "moralists", "Mrs. Grundys", "nice nellies", "prudes", "puritans", "wowsers", "moralizers", "goody-goodies" ], "near antonyms":[ "libertarians", "libertines", "misbehavers", "immoralists" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "old":{ "being of advanced years and especially past middle age":{ "examples":[ "every day the old fisherman set out in his small boat to brave the dangers of the sea" ], "synonyms":[ "aged", "aging", "ageing", "ancient", "elderly", "geriatric", "long-lived", "older", "over-the-hill", "senescent", "senior", "unyoung" ], "near synonyms":[ "centenarian", "nonagenarian", "octogenarian", "septuagenarian", "sexagenarian", "oldish", "adult", "grown-up", "mature", "middle-aged", "pensioned", "retired", "superannuated", "matriarchal", "patriarchal", "venerable", "anile", "decrepit", "doddering", "senile", "spavined", "tottery", "overage", "overaged" ], "near antonyms":[ "ageless", "youngish", "adolescent", "immature", "juvenile", "preteen", "puerile", "minor", "underage", "callow", "green", "inexperienced", "raw", "babyish", "childish", "childlike", "infantile", "infantine", "kiddish" ], "antonyms":[ "young", "youthful" ] }, "dating or surviving from the distant past":{ "examples":[ "an extremely old piece of jewelry was discovered in the Egyptian ruins" ], "synonyms":[ "age-old", "aged", "ancient", "antediluvian", "antique", "dateless", "hoar", "hoary", "immemorial", "venerable" ], "near synonyms":[ "aging", "ageing", "mature", "antiquated", "archaic", "archaistic", "dated", "fusty", "geriatric", "medieval", "mediaeval", "moldy", "Noachian", "obsolete", "outmoded", "out-of-date", "pass\u00e9", "old-fashioned", "old-time", "old-world", "retro", "vintage", "durable", "enduring", "lasting", "long-lived", "permanent", "ageless", "hallowed", "time-honored", "timeless", "time-tested", "timeworn", "traditional", "tried", "tried-and-true", "classic", "classical", "prehistoric", "prehistorical", "primeval", "primordial" ], "near antonyms":[ "fresh", "vernal", "young", "youthful", "contemporary", "current", "latest", "mod", "novel", "present-day", "ultramodern", "untested", "untried", "brand-new", "unused", "unworn" ], "antonyms":[ "modern", "new", "recent" ] }, "having been such at some previous time":{ "examples":[ "I ran into my old fourth-grade teacher yesterday" ], "synonyms":[ "erstwhile", "former", "late", "once", "onetime", "other", "past", "quondam", "sometime", "whilom" ], "near synonyms":[ "bygone", "dead", "defunct", "departed", "expired", "extinct", "gone", "long-ago", "vanished" ], "near antonyms":[ "contemporary", "current", "extant", "ongoing", "present", "present-day", "coming", "future", "prospective", "unborn" ], "antonyms":[] }, "causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest":{ "examples":[ "even the most stirring speeches start to get old after you've heard them a few times" ], "synonyms":[ "arid", "boring", "colorless", "drab", "dreary", "drudging", "dry", "dull", "dusty", "flat", "heavy", "ho-hum", "humdrum", "jading", "jejune", "leaden", "mind-numbing", "monochromatic", "monotonous", "numbing", "pedestrian", "ponderous", "slow", "stale", "stodgy", "stuffy", "stupid", "tame", "tedious", "tiresome", "tiring", "uninteresting", "wearisome", "weary", "wearying" ], "near synonyms":[ "aseptic", "barren", "blah", "dullish", "pleasureless", "prosaic", "prosy", "soggy", "spiritless", "blank", "earthbound", "gray", "grey", "inanimate", "pallid", "pedantic", "sterile", "suspenseless", "undramatic", "uneventful", "unexciting", "unimaginative", "uninspiring", "unnewsworthy", "unrewarding", "unsensational", "unspectacular", "annoying", "bothersome", "irksome", "irritating", "longsome", "palling", "draining", "enervating", "exhausting", "fatiguing", "wearing", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "common", "commonplace", "ordinary", "tepid", "unexceptional", "unsurprising", "vapid", "cumbersome", "lumbering", "plodding", "poky", "pokey" ], "near antonyms":[ "amazing", "astonishing", "astounding", "awesome", "eye-opening", "fabulous", "marvelous", "marvellous", "sensational", "spectacular", "surprising", "wonderful", "wondrous", "animating", "breathtaking", "electrifying", "energizing", "enlivening", "exciting", "exhilarating", "galvanizing", "hair-raising", "inspiring", "invigorating", "rip-roaring", "rousing", "stimulating", "stirring", "thrilling", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "alluring", "attracting", "attractive", "beguiling", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "enchanting", "enthralling", "entrancing", "fascinating", "mesmerizing", "spellbinding", "suspenseful", "arresting", "provocative", "tantalizing" ], "antonyms":[ "absorbing", "engaging", "engrossing", "gripping", "interesting", "intriguing", "involving", "riveting" ] }, "as in antiquity , yore":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "antiquity", "yore", "yesterday", "yesteryear", "moment", "now", "present", "today", "past" ], "near antonyms":[ "by-and-by", "future", "futurity", "hereafter", "offing", "tomorrow", "eventuality", "finality", "posterity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "old wives' tale":{ "a false idea or belief":{ "examples":[ "the belief that going outside with wet hair will cause you to catch cold is just an old wives' tale" ], "synonyms":[ "delusion", "error", "fallacy", "falsehood", "falsity", "hallucination", "illusion", "misbelief", "misconception", "myth", "untruth" ], "near synonyms":[ "factoid", "superstition", "fiction", "pretense", "pretence", "distortion", "inaccuracy", "misapprehension", "miscomprehension", "misinterpretation", "misjudgment", "misperception", "misunderstanding", "misinformation", "misknowledge", "misreport", "misrepresentation", "misstatement", "sophism", "sophistry", "fib", "half-truth", "lie", "story", "tale" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "truth", "verity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "old man":{ "a male human parent":{ "examples":[ "I'll ask my old man if he's up for a round of golf this weekend" ], "synonyms":[ "dad", "daddy", "father", "pa", "papa", "poppa", "pater", "pop", "sire" ], "near synonyms":[ "paterfamilias", "patriarch", "father figure", "father image", "stepfather" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the male partner in a marriage":{ "examples":[ "my old man and I have been together for 10 years now" ], "synonyms":[ "hubby", "husband", "man", "mister" ], "near synonyms":[ "better half", "companion", "consort", "mate", "partner", "significant other", "spouse", "Mr. Right", "soul mate", "bridegroom", "groom", "benedict", "widower", "househusband" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a male romantic companion":{ "examples":[ "my old man and I have decided to move in together" ], "synonyms":[ "beau", "boy", "boyfriend", "fellow", "man", "swain" ], "near synonyms":[ "admirer", "crush", "steady", "gallant", "suitor", "wooer", "beloved", "darling", "dear", "favorite", "flame", "honey", "love", "lover", "significant other", "soul mate", "spark", "sparker", "squeeze", "sweet", "sweetheart", "sweetie", "sweetie pie", "valentine", "fancy man", "gigolo", "date", "escort", "groom", "husband", "fianc\u00e9", "intended" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "olden":{ "as in traditional , historic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "historic", "historical", "traditional", "antiquated", "moldy", "obsolete", "rinky-dink", "old hat", "outdated", "outmoded", "out-of-date", "outworn", "pass\u00e9", "superannuated", "antique", "oldfangled", "old-fashioned", "old-school", "old-time", "old-timey", "old-world", "quaint", "retro", "retrograde", "vintage", "dated", "fusty", "moth-eaten", "musty", "stodgy", "aged", "age-old", "ancient", "antediluvian", "atavistic", "fossilized", "hoary", "venerable", "bygone", "erstwhile", "former", "late", "past", "forgotten", "remote", "ageless", "dateless", "timeless" ], "near antonyms":[ "contemporary", "current", "hot", "mod", "modern", "modernist", "modernistic", "new age", "newfangled", "new-fashioned", "present-day", "red-hot", "space-age", "state-of-the-art", "ultramodern", "up-to-date", "fresh", "new", "chic", "designer", "fashionable", "smart", "stylish", "modernized", "refurbished", "remodeled", "renewed", "updated", "last", "latest", "futuristic", "high-tech", "hi-tech", "latter-day", "nontraditional", "recent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "old maid":{ "as in prig , fuddy-duddy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fuddy-duddy", "prig", "spoilsport", "stuffed shirt", "bluenose", "moralist", "Mrs. Grundy", "nice nelly", "prude", "puritan", "wowser", "moralizer", "goody-goody", "Goody Two-shoes" ], "near antonyms":[ "libertarian", "libertine", "misbehaver", "immoralist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "old-fashionedness":{ "as in obsolescence , obsoleteness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "antiquation", "datedness", "obsolescence", "obsoleteness", "age", "agedness", "ancientness", "antiquity", "hoariness", "fustiness", "agelessness" ], "near antonyms":[ "newness", "currency", "currentness", "freshness", "modernity", "modernness", "novelty", "recentness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "old-maidish":{ "hard to please":{ "examples":[ "an old-maidish teacher who required that every essay be written in very formal English" ], "synonyms":[ "choosy", "choosey", "dainty", "delicate", "demanding", "exacting", "fastidious", "finical", "finicking", "finicky", "fussbudgety", "fussy", "nice", "particular", "pernickety", "persnickety", "picky" ], "near synonyms":[ "hyperfastidious", "overdemanding", "ultrafastidious", "discerning", "discriminating", "selective", "insightful", "knowledgeable", "captious", "carping", "caviling", "cavilling", "critical", "faultfinding", "hypercritical", "overcritical", "careful", "meticulous", "painstaking", "punctilious", "scrupulous", "queasy", "queazy", "squeamish", "peevish", "petulant", "prickly", "touchy", "niminy-piminy", "prim", "prissy" ], "near antonyms":[ "affable", "breezy", "carefree", "devil-may-care", "happy-go-lucky", "lackadaisical", "laid-back", "low-pressure", "relaxed", "flexible", "lax", "loose", "lenient", "permissive", "uncritical", "indiscriminating", "undiscriminating" ], "antonyms":[ "undemanding", "unfastidious", "unfussy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "olds":{ "as in antiquities , yores":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "antiquities", "yores", "yesterdays", "yesteryears", "moments", "nows", "presents", "todays", "pasts" ], "near antonyms":[ "by-and-bys", "futures", "futurities", "hereafters", "offings", "tomorrows", "eventualities", "finalities", "posterities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "oldfangled":{ "pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time":{ "examples":[ "those big solid-iron phones are an oldfangled reminder of the time when you had to rent a phone from the telephone company" ], "synonyms":[ "antique", "old-fashioned", "old-school", "old-time", "old-timey", "old-world", "quaint", "retro", "retrograde", "vintage" ], "near synonyms":[ "antiquated", "moldy", "obsolete", "rinky-dink", "historic", "historical", "olden", "traditional", "old hat", "outdated", "outmoded", "out-of-date", "outworn", "pass\u00e9", "superannuated", "dated", "fusty", "moth-eaten", "musty", "stodgy", "aged", "age-old", "ancient", "antediluvian", "atavistic", "fossilized", "hoary", "venerable", "bygone", "erstwhile", "former", "late", "past", "forgotten", "remote", "ageless", "dateless", "timeless", "anachronistic", "anachronic", "anachronous" ], "near antonyms":[ "fresh", "new", "chic", "designer", "fashionable", "smart", "stylish", "modernized", "refurbished", "remodeled", "renewed", "updated", "last", "latest", "futuristic", "high-tech", "hi-tech", "latter-day", "nontraditional", "recent" ], "antonyms":[ "contemporary", "current", "hot", "mod", "modern", "modernist", "modernistic", "new age", "newfangled", "new-fashioned", "present-day", "red-hot", "space-age", "state-of-the-art", "ultramodern", "up-to-date" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "old guards":{ "the usually older members of an organization (such as a political party) who do not want or like change":{ "examples":[ "She's not popular with the old guard ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "establishments", "big leagues", "bigs", "big times", "major leagues" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "old ladies":{ "a female human parent":{ "examples":[ "the story is that my old lady wanted to name me \"Cecil,\" but the old man prevailed" ], "synonyms":[ "mamas", "mammas", "mommas", "mammies", "mas", "maters", "mommies", "moms", "mothers" ], "near synonyms":[ "materfamiliases", "matriarchs", "matrons", "stepmothers", "supermoms", "superwomen" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the female partner in a marriage":{ "examples":[ "he jokingly commented that he'd love to buy a sports car, but his old lady would throw a fit" ], "synonyms":[ "helpmates", "helpmeets", "ladies", "madams", "Mesdames", "missuses", "missises", "wifeys", "wives", "women" ], "near synonyms":[ "brides", "better halves", "companions", "consorts", "mates", "partners", "significant others", "soul mates", "spouses", "dowagers", "matrons", "hausfraus", "homemakers", "housekeepers", "housewives", "stay-at-homes", "widows" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a female romantic companion":{ "examples":[ "if he ever tried stepping out on her, his old lady would fill him with buckshot" ], "synonyms":[ "gals", "gills", "girlfriends", "girls", "inamoratas", "ladies", "ladyloves", "women" ], "near synonyms":[ "mistresses", "molls", "beloveds", "darlings", "dears", "favorites", "flames", "honeys", "lovers", "loves", "significant others", "sweethearts", "sweets", "valentines" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "old-fashioned":{ "pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time":{ "examples":[ "an elegant, old-fashioned bun that was held in place with pearl hairpins" ], "synonyms":[ "antique", "oldfangled", "old-school", "old-time", "old-timey", "old-world", "quaint", "retro", "retrograde", "vintage" ], "near synonyms":[ "antiquated", "moldy", "obsolete", "rinky-dink", "historic", "historical", "olden", "traditional", "old hat", "outdated", "outmoded", "out-of-date", "outworn", "pass\u00e9", "superannuated", "dated", "fusty", "moth-eaten", "musty", "stodgy", "aged", "age-old", "ancient", "antediluvian", "atavistic", "fossilized", "hoary", "venerable", "bygone", "erstwhile", "former", "late", "past", "forgotten", "remote", "ageless", "dateless", "timeless", "anachronistic", "anachronic", "anachronous" ], "near antonyms":[ "fresh", "new", "chic", "designer", "fashionable", "smart", "stylish", "modernized", "refurbished", "remodeled", "renewed", "updated", "last", "latest", "futuristic", "high-tech", "hi-tech", "latter-day", "nontraditional", "recent" ], "antonyms":[ "contemporary", "current", "hot", "mod", "modern", "modernist", "modernistic", "new age", "newfangled", "new-fashioned", "present-day", "red-hot", "space-age", "state-of-the-art", "ultramodern", "up-to-date" ] }, "tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions":{ "examples":[ "I'm so old-fashioned that I actually think people should use standard grammar and punctuation when composing e-mails" ], "synonyms":[ "archconservative", "brassbound", "button-down", "buttoned-down", "conservative", "die-hard", "hidebound", "mossbacked", "old-line", "old-school", "orthodox", "paleoconservative", "reactionary", "standpat", "traditional", "traditionalistic", "ultraconservative", "unprogressive" ], "near synonyms":[ "conventional", "square", "devoted", "faithful", "loyal", "staunch", "stanch", "steadfast", "steady", "true", "true-blue", "blimpish", "neoconservative", "Tory", "ultraright", "ultrarightist", "dowdy", "fogyish", "fogeyish", "fuddy-duddy", "ossified", "set", "stodgy", "right", "right-wing", "antiliberal", "antimodern", "antiprogressive", "antireform", "antirevolutionary" ], "near antonyms":[ "anticonventional", "antiestablishment", "antitraditional", "extremist", "radical", "revolutionary", "nonconformist", "advanced", "contemporary", "modern", "lefty", "radical", "ultraleft", "ultraleftist", "ultraprogressive", "ultraradical" ], "antonyms":[ "broad-minded", "large-minded", "liberal", "nonconservative", "nonconventional", "nonorthodox", "nontraditional", "open-minded", "progressive", "unconventional", "unorthodox" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "old lady":{ "a female human parent":{ "examples":[ "the story is that my old lady wanted to name me \"Cecil,\" but the old man prevailed" ], "synonyms":[ "ma", "mama", "mamma", "momma", "mammy", "mater", "mom", "mommy", "mother" ], "near synonyms":[ "materfamilias", "matriarch", "matron", "stepmother", "supermom", "superwoman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the female partner in a marriage":{ "examples":[ "he jokingly commented that he'd love to buy a sports car, but his old lady would throw a fit" ], "synonyms":[ "helpmate", "helpmeet", "lady", "madam", "missus", "missis", "Mrs.", "wife", "wifey", "woman" ], "near synonyms":[ "bride", "better half", "companion", "consort", "mate", "partner", "significant other", "soul mate", "spouse", "dowager", "matron", "hausfrau", "homemaker", "housekeeper", "housewife", "stay-at-home", "widow" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a female romantic companion":{ "examples":[ "if he ever tried stepping out on her, his old lady would fill him with buckshot" ], "synonyms":[ "gal", "gill", "girl", "girlfriend", "inamorata", "lady", "ladylove", "woman" ], "near synonyms":[ "mistress", "moll", "beloved", "darling", "dear", "favorite", "flame", "honey", "love", "lover", "significant other", "sweet", "sweetheart", "valentine" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "old countries":{ "as in countries , roots":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "Blighties", "countries", "hometowns", "nativities", "roots", "birthplaces", "cradles", "homes", "mother countries", "motherlands" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Old Nick":{ "the supreme personification of evil often represented as the ruler of hell":{ "examples":[ "he gave me a look that would scare Old Nick" ], "synonyms":[ "archfiend", "Beelzebub", "devil", "fiend", "Lucifer", "Satan", "serpent" ], "near synonyms":[ "deuce", "dickens", "Mephistopheles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "old-world":{ "pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time":{ "examples":[ "the theater has been painstakingly restored to its old-world elegance" ], "synonyms":[ "antique", "old-fashioned", "old-school", "old-time", "old-timey", "oldfangled", "quaint", "retro", "retrograde", "vintage" ], "near synonyms":[ "antiquated", "moldy", "obsolete", "rinky-dink", "historic", "historical", "olden", "traditional", "old hat", "outdated", "outmoded", "out-of-date", "outworn", "pass\u00e9", "superannuated", "dated", "fusty", "moth-eaten", "musty", "stodgy", "aged", "age-old", "ancient", "antediluvian", "atavistic", "fossilized", "hoary", "venerable", "bygone", "erstwhile", "former", "late", "past", "forgotten", "remote", "ageless", "dateless", "timeless", "anachronistic", "anachronic", "anachronous" ], "near antonyms":[ "fresh", "new", "chic", "designer", "fashionable", "smart", "stylish", "modernized", "refurbished", "remodeled", "renewed", "updated", "last", "latest", "futuristic", "high-tech", "hi-tech", "latter-day", "nontraditional", "recent" ], "antonyms":[ "contemporary", "current", "hot", "mod", "modern", "modernist", "modernistic", "new age", "newfangled", "new-fashioned", "present-day", "red-hot", "space-age", "state-of-the-art", "ultramodern", "up-to-date" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "old wives' tales":{ "a false idea or belief":{ "examples":[ "the belief that going outside with wet hair will cause you to catch cold is just an old wives' tale" ], "synonyms":[ "delusions", "errors", "fallacies", "falsehoods", "falsities", "hallucinations", "illusions", "misbeliefs", "misconceptions", "myths", "untruths" ], "near synonyms":[ "factoids", "superstitions", "fictions", "pretenses", "pretences", "distortions", "inaccuracies", "misapprehensions", "miscomprehensions", "misinterpretations", "misjudgments", "misperceptions", "misunderstandings", "misinformation", "misknowledges", "misreports", "misrepresentations", "misstatements", "sophisms", "sophistries", "fibs", "half-truths", "lies", "stories", "tales" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "truths", "verities" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "oldish":{ "as in doddering , old":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aged", "aging", "ageing", "ancient", "elderly", "geriatric", "long-lived", "old", "older", "over-the-hill", "senescent", "senior", "unyoung", "centenarian", "nonagenarian", "octogenarian", "septuagenarian", "sexagenarian", "anile", "decrepit", "doddering", "senile", "spavined", "tottery", "adult", "grown-up", "mature", "middle-aged", "pensioned", "retired", "superannuated", "matriarchal", "patriarchal", "venerable", "overage", "overaged" ], "near antonyms":[ "young", "youthful", "ageless", "youngish", "adolescent", "immature", "juvenile", "preteen", "puerile", "minor", "underage", "callow", "green", "inexperienced", "raw", "babyish", "childish", "childlike", "infantile", "infantine", "kiddish" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "oldsters":{ "a person of advanced years":{ "examples":[ "a family film that will appeal to youngsters and oldsters alike" ], "synonyms":[ "ancients", "elders", "geriatrics", "golden-agers", "old-timers", "senior citizens", "seniors" ], "near synonyms":[ "gaffers", "graybeards", "patriarchs", "whitebeards", "beldams", "beldames", "dowagers", "grandams", "grandames", "adults", "grown-ups", "dotards" ], "near antonyms":[ "adolescents", "minors", "children", "cubs", "juveniles", "kiddies", "kids" ], "antonyms":[ "youngsters", "youths" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "old-line":{ "tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions":{ "examples":[ "an old-line professor who still taught as if it were 1930" ], "synonyms":[ "archconservative", "brassbound", "button-down", "buttoned-down", "conservative", "die-hard", "hidebound", "mossbacked", "old-fashioned", "old-school", "orthodox", "paleoconservative", "reactionary", "standpat", "traditional", "traditionalistic", "ultraconservative", "unprogressive" ], "near synonyms":[ "conventional", "square", "devoted", "faithful", "loyal", "staunch", "stanch", "steadfast", "steady", "true", "true-blue", "blimpish", "neoconservative", "Tory", "ultraright", "ultrarightist", "dowdy", "fogyish", "fogeyish", "fuddy-duddy", "ossified", "set", "stodgy", "right", "right-wing", "antiliberal", "antimodern", "antiprogressive", "antireform", "antirevolutionary" ], "near antonyms":[ "anticonventional", "antiestablishment", "antitraditional", "extremist", "radical", "revolutionary", "nonconformist", "advanced", "contemporary", "modern", "lefty", "radical", "ultraleft", "ultraleftist", "ultraprogressive", "ultraradical" ], "antonyms":[ "broad-minded", "large-minded", "liberal", "nonconservative", "nonconventional", "nonorthodox", "nontraditional", "open-minded", "progressive", "unconventional", "unorthodox" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "old-timers":{ "a person of advanced years":{ "examples":[ "a group of old-timers playing shuffleboard" ], "synonyms":[ "ancients", "elders", "geriatrics", "golden-agers", "oldsters", "senior citizens", "seniors" ], "near synonyms":[ "gaffers", "graybeards", "patriarchs", "whitebeards", "beldams", "beldames", "dowagers", "grandams", "grandames", "adults", "grown-ups", "dotards" ], "near antonyms":[ "adolescents", "minors", "children", "cubs", "juveniles", "kiddies", "kids" ], "antonyms":[ "youngsters", "youths" ] }, "a person with long experience in a specified area":{ "examples":[ "old-timers in the fishing industry couldn't remember a time when catches were so low" ], "synonyms":[ "doyens", "old hands", "stagers", "veterans", "vets", "warhorses" ], "near synonyms":[ "doyennes", "adepts", "dab hands", "experts", "gurus", "hands", "masters", "mavens", "mavins", "past masters", "professionals", "pros" ], "near antonyms":[ "apprentices", "cubs", "boots", "novitiates", "amateurs", "dilettantes", "dilettanti", "learners", "students", "trainees", "candidates", "entrants", "probationers" ], "antonyms":[ "beginners", "colts", "fledglings", "freshmen", "greenhorns", "neophytes", "newbies", "newcomers", "novices", "recruits", "rookies", "tenderfeet", "tenderfoots", "tyros" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "old men":{ "a male human parent":{ "examples":[ "I'll ask my old man if he's up for a round of golf this weekend" ], "synonyms":[ "daddies", "dads", "fathers", "papas", "poppas", "pas", "paters", "pops", "sires" ], "near synonyms":[ "patresfamilias", "patriarchs", "father figures", "father images", "stepfathers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the male partner in a marriage":{ "examples":[ "my old man and I have been together for 10 years now" ], "synonyms":[ "hubbies", "husbands", "men", "misters" ], "near synonyms":[ "better halves", "companions", "consorts", "mates", "partners", "significant others", "spouses", "Mr. Rights", "soul mates", "bridegrooms", "grooms", "benedicts", "widowers", "househusbands" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a male romantic companion":{ "examples":[ "my old man and I have decided to move in together" ], "synonyms":[ "beaux", "beaus", "boyfriends", "boys", "fellows", "men", "swains" ], "near synonyms":[ "admirers", "crushes", "steadies", "gallants", "suitors", "wooers", "beloveds", "darlings", "dears", "favorites", "flames", "honeys", "lovers", "loves", "significant others", "soul mates", "sparkers", "sparks", "squeezes", "sweethearts", "sweetie pies", "sweeties", "sweets", "valentines", "fancy men", "gigolos", "dates", "escorts", "grooms", "husbands", "fianc\u00e9s", "intendeds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "old-timey":{ "pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time":{ "examples":[ "tourists can pose for pictures wearing old-timey dresses or top hats" ], "synonyms":[ "antique", "old-fashioned", "old-school", "old-time", "old-world", "oldfangled", "quaint", "retro", "retrograde", "vintage" ], "near synonyms":[ "antiquated", "moldy", "obsolete", "rinky-dink", "historic", "historical", "olden", "traditional", "old hat", "outdated", "outmoded", "out-of-date", "outworn", "pass\u00e9", "superannuated", "dated", "fusty", "moth-eaten", "musty", "stodgy", "aged", "age-old", "ancient", "antediluvian", "atavistic", "fossilized", "hoary", "venerable", "bygone", "erstwhile", "former", "late", "past", "forgotten", "remote", "ageless", "dateless", "timeless", "anachronistic", "anachronic", "anachronous" ], "near antonyms":[ "fresh", "new", "chic", "designer", "fashionable", "smart", "stylish", "modernized", "refurbished", "remodeled", "renewed", "updated", "last", "latest", "futuristic", "high-tech", "hi-tech", "latter-day", "nontraditional", "recent" ], "antonyms":[ "contemporary", "current", "hot", "mod", "modern", "modernist", "modernistic", "new age", "newfangled", "new-fashioned", "present-day", "red-hot", "space-age", "state-of-the-art", "ultramodern", "up-to-date" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "old-school":{ "pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time":{ "examples":[ "an old-school romantic comedy in which the two leads don't jump into bed at the first opportunity" ], "synonyms":[ "antique", "old-fashioned", "old-time", "old-timey", "old-world", "oldfangled", "quaint", "retro", "retrograde", "vintage" ], "near synonyms":[ "antiquated", "moldy", "obsolete", "rinky-dink", "historic", "historical", "olden", "traditional", "old hat", "outdated", "outmoded", "out-of-date", "outworn", "pass\u00e9", "superannuated", "dated", "fusty", "moth-eaten", "musty", "stodgy", "aged", "age-old", "ancient", "antediluvian", "atavistic", "fossilized", "hoary", "venerable", "bygone", "erstwhile", "former", "late", "past", "forgotten", "remote", "ageless", "dateless", "timeless", "anachronistic", "anachronic", "anachronous" ], "near antonyms":[ "fresh", "new", "chic", "designer", "fashionable", "smart", "stylish", "modernized", "refurbished", "remodeled", "renewed", "updated", "last", "latest", "futuristic", "high-tech", "hi-tech", "latter-day", "nontraditional", "recent" ], "antonyms":[ "contemporary", "current", "hot", "mod", "modern", "modernist", "modernistic", "new age", "newfangled", "new-fashioned", "present-day", "red-hot", "space-age", "state-of-the-art", "ultramodern", "up-to-date" ] }, "tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or 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"ultraleft", "ultraleftist", "ultraprogressive", "ultraradical" ], "antonyms":[ "broad-minded", "large-minded", "liberal", "nonconservative", "nonconventional", "nonorthodox", "nontraditional", "open-minded", "progressive", "unconventional", "unorthodox" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "old country":{ "as in country , hometown":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "Blighty", "country", "hometown", "nativity", "roots", "birthplace", "cradle", "home", "mother country", "motherland" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "oldness":{ "as in seniority , golden years":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "elderliness", "golden years", "seniority", "anecdotage", "dotage", "senility", "adulthood", "majority", "maturity", "middle", "middle age", "midlife", "ripeness", "sunset", "twilight", "winter", "afterlife", "afternoon", "age", "autumn", "evening" ], "near antonyms":[ "springtime", "adolescence", "youth" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "old-maidishness":{ "as in primness , priggishness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "priggery", "priggishness", "primness", "Comstockery", "morality", "virtue", "moralism", "nice-nellyism", "prudery", "prudishness", "puritanism" ], "near antonyms":[ "lechery", "prurience", "pruriency", "libertinage", "libertinism", "libertarianism" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "old hat":{ "as in outdated , outmoded":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "outdated", "outmoded", "out-of-date", "outworn", "pass\u00e9", "superannuated", "historic", "historical", "olden", "traditional", "dated", "fusty", "moth-eaten", "musty", "stodgy", "antiquated", "moldy", "obsolete", "rinky-dink", "aged", "age-old", "ancient", "antediluvian", "atavistic", "fossilized", "hoary", "venerable", "antique", "oldfangled", "old-fashioned", "old-school", "old-time", "old-timey", "old-world", "quaint", "retro", "retrograde", "vintage", "bygone", "erstwhile", "former", "late", "past", "forgotten", "remote", "ageless", "dateless", "timeless" ], "near antonyms":[ "contemporary", "current", "hot", "mod", "modern", "modernist", "modernistic", "new age", "newfangled", "new-fashioned", "present-day", "red-hot", "space-age", "state-of-the-art", "ultramodern", "up-to-date", "fresh", "new", "chic", "designer", "fashionable", "smart", "stylish", "modernized", "refurbished", "remodeled", "renewed", "updated", "last", "latest", "futuristic", "high-tech", "hi-tech", "latter-day", "nontraditional", "recent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] } }