Synonyms and antonyms of Old (of people) in American Thesaurus

the old (adjective)

someone or something that is old has lived a long time

the elderly (adjective)

an elderly person is old. Many people now think that this word is offensive but it is often used in talking about policies and conditions that affect old people

Senior (adjective)

older

ancient (adjective)

very old

the elder (adjective)

older than someone, especially someone in your family

aged (adjective)

very old

geriatric (adjective)

relating to old age, or to the process of getting older

venerable (adjective)

very old and wise or respected

aging (adjective)

an aging person is becoming old

decrepit (adjective)

old and no longer in good health

advanced in years ()

used for saying that someone is old

ageing ()

the British spelling of aging

age-old (adjective)

very old

antiquity (noun)

formal the state of being extremely old

(as) old as the hills ()

extremely old

august (adjective)

formal old, serious, and respected

be no spring chicken ()

to be rather old

gaga (adjective)

informal no longer able to think clearly because you are getting very old

geriatric (adjective)

informal old. People usually use this word in a humorous way but some people consider it to be offensive.

getting on ()

fairly old

gnarled (adjective)

old and twisted and covered in lines

gnarly (adjective)

gnarled

grand old ()

old, well known, and usually popular

gray (adjective)

used for describing issues that relate to or affect old people

grizzled (adjective)

a grizzled person has gray hair and looks old

hoary (adjective)

literary a hoary person is old and has white hair

in your dotage (humorous)

humorous in the period of time when you are old

long in the tooth ()

rather old

mangy (adjective)

informal old and dirty

museum piece (noun)

humorous someone or something that is considered to be very old-fashioned, especially a machine or a piece of equipment

of old ()

used for describing people and things from long ago in the past

oldie (noun)

informal someone or something that is old, especially a song or movie

oldish (adjective)

neither very old, nor very young or new

overage (adjective)

too old for something, or older than is usual

over the hill ()

no longer young and therefore unable to do things that you could do in the past

past it ()

no longer able to do what you used to do because you are too old

superannuated (adjective)

often humorous old and no longer working or useful

throwback (noun)

someone or something that seems to belong to an earlier period of time or that makes you think of an earlier period of time

venerable (adjective)

humorous very old

withered (adjective)

a withered person looks old, thin, and weak, and has a lot of wrinkles on their skin

wizened (adjective)

old and with a lot of wrinkles (=lines) on the skin

worn (adjective)

looking tired and old

worn out (adjective)

too old or damaged to use anymore