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100 Words to Use Instead of “Old”

February 2, 2026 - pdf

100 Words to Use Instead of

No. Term Definition
1. Age-worn Worn through long use.
2. Aged Having lived many years.
3. Ageing Becoming older over time.
4. Ancient Extremely old; from long ago.
5. Antediluvian Very ancient; before recorded history.
6. Antiquated Outdated; no longer in use.
7. Antique Valuable due to age.
8. Archaic Very old-fashioned; obsolete.
9. As timeworn Worn by time and use.
10. Atavistic Reverting to ancestral traits.
11. Battered Damaged by repeated use.
12. Battle-scarred Marked by past struggles.
13. Beaten-up Worn and damaged from use.
14. Belated Occurring later than expected.
15. Bygone Belonging to an earlier time.
16. Clapped-out Worn out; near failure.
17. Classic Enduringly admired; traditional.
18. Conventional Following established practices.
19. Cracked Having fissures from age or stress.
20. Crumbling Breaking down with age.
21. Dated Out of fashion; from earlier time.
22. Decrepit Worn out; feeble with age.
23. Defunct No longer functioning or existing.
24. Degraded Worn down in quality.
25. Dilapidated In disrepair from neglect or age.
26. Dingy Dull or grimy with age.
27. Dog-eared Worn at corners from handling.
28. Dusty Covered with settled dust.
29. Elderly Advanced in age.
30. End-of-life Near the end of usefulness.
31. Erstwhile Former; from earlier times.
32. Exhausted Used up; depleted.
33. Expired No longer valid or usable.
34. Faded Lost color or freshness.
35. Familiar Long-known; well recognized.
36. Fossilized Preserved from a very distant past.
37. Frayed Worn at edges; unraveling.
38. From yesteryear From the past; earlier times.
39. Geriatric Relating to advanced age.
40. Grimy Soiled by long use.
41. Hackneyed Overused; lacking originality.
42. Hand-me-down Passed on after prior use.
43. Hoary Gray or white with age.
44. In disrepair Not maintained; run down.
45. Inert Inactive; no longer effective.
46. Jaded Worn from overuse or boredom.
47. Jurassic Very ancient; extremely out-of-date.
48. Knackered Worn out; exhausted.
49. Last-century Belonging to a previous era.
50. Legacy Left over from earlier systems.
51. Longstanding Existing for a long time.
52. Mature Fully developed; no longer new.
53. Medieval From the Middle Ages; very dated.
54. Moldering Decaying slowly with time.
55. Moth-eaten Eaten or worn; shabby.
56. Musty Smelling stale from age.
57. Neglected Left without proper care.
58. Obsolescent Becoming obsolete.
59. Obsolete No longer produced or used.
60. Outdated No longer current.
61. Outmoded Not in fashion; superseded.
62. Outworn Worn out through long use.
63. Over-the-hill Past peak condition or usefulness.
64. Passe No longer fashionable.
65. Past its prime Beyond best condition.
66. Patinated Showing aged surface change.
67. Previous Coming before; earlier.
68. Prewar From before a war period.
69. Primitive From an early stage of development.
70. Prior Earlier in time.
71. Quaint Charmingly old-fashioned.
72. Ragged Torn or worn; shabby.
73. Ramshackle Poorly built; falling apart.
74. Retro Imitating styles from the past.
75. Rickety Shaky; likely to collapse.
76. Rundown In poor condition from neglect.
77. Rusty Corroded; unused for long.
78. Secondhand Previously owned; not new.
79. Senescent Growing old; aging.
80. Shabby Worn; in poor condition.
81. Shopworn Worn from handling in shops.
82. Slightly used Used a little; not new.
83. Stale No longer fresh or original.
84. Superannuated Too old for use; retired.
85. Tarnished Dulled; lost luster over time.
86. Tattered Badly torn; ragged.
87. Timeworn Worn by long passage of time.
88. Traditional Based on longstanding custom.
89. Traveled Well-used; widely experienced.
90. Unfashionable Not currently in style.
91. Unmodern Not modern; dated.
92. Used Not new; previously utilized.
93. Vintage From a past era; high quality.
94. Weathered Worn by exposure to elements.
95. Well-seasoned Made better by long experience.
96. Well-worn Frequently used; showing wear.
97. Worn Damaged by use.
98. Worn-down Reduced by continual use.
99. Worn-out No longer usable; exhausted.
100. Wrecked Badly damaged; ruined.
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