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

ancient (adjective)

very old

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

the old (adjective)

someone or something that is old has lived a long time

Senior (adjective)

older

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

gnarled (adjective)

old and twisted and covered in lines

wizened (adjective)

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

advanced in years ()

used for saying that someone is old

ageing (adjective)

an ageing person is becoming old

age-old (adjective)

very old

aging ()

the American spelling of ageing

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

decrepit (adjective)

old and no longer in good health

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

grand old ()

old, well known, and usually popular

grey (adjective)

used for describing issues that affect old people

grizzled (adjective)

a grizzled person has grey 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 film

oldish (adjective)

neither very old, nor very young or new

over-age (adjective)

informal too old for something

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

worn (adjective)

looking tired and old

worn out (adjective)

too old or damaged to use any longer