dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/old_MWT.json
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{
"old guard":{
"the usually older members of an organization (such as a political party) who do not want or like change":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She's not popular with the old guard ."
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"old-time":{
"pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time":{
"examples":[
"an old-time song that took the long-married couple back to when they were first dating"
],
"synonyms":[
"antique",
"old-fashioned",
"old-school",
"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"outdated",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"out-of-date",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"
]
},
"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"
],
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"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":[],
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"antiquities",
"yores",
"yesterdays",
"yesteryears",
"moments",
"nows",
"presents",
"todays",
"pasts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"by-and-bys",
"futures",
"futurities",
"hereafters",
"offings",
"tomorrows",
"eventualities",
"finalities",
"posterities"
],
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},
"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"
],
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"antique",
"old-fashioned",
"old-school",
"old-time",
"old-timey",
"old-world",
"quaint",
"retro",
"retrograde",
"vintage"
],
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"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"
],
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"fresh",
"new",
"chic",
"designer",
"fashionable",
"smart",
"stylish",
"modernized",
"refurbished",
"remodeled",
"renewed",
"updated",
"last",
"latest",
"futuristic",
"high-tech",
"hi-tech",
"latter-day",
"nontraditional",
"recent"
],
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"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 ."
],
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"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"
],
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"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"
]
}
}