Synonyms of the word

antediluvian

• adj. Ancient or antiquated; old; prehistoric.
• adj. Extremely dated.
• adj. Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge.
• adj. (biblical) Pertaining or belonging to the time prior to Noah's Flood.
• n. One who lived prior to Noah's Flood.

ancient

• adj. Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age; very old.
• adj. Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity;…
• adj. (historical) Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle…
• adj. (obsolete) Experienced; versed.
• adj. (obsolete) Former; sometime.
• n. A person who is very old.
• n. A person who lived in ancient times.
• n. (heraldry, archaic) A flag, banner, standard or ensign.
• n. (Britain, law) One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
• n. (obsolete) A senior; an elder; a predecessor.

antediluvial

• adj. Of or pertaining to a time before Noah's flood.
• adj. antiquated.

antiquated

• adj. old-fashioned, out of date.

archaic

• n. (archaeology, US, usually capitalized) A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between…
• n. (paleoanthropology) (A member of) an archaic variety of Homo sapiens.
• adj. Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.
• adj. (of words) No longer in ordinary use, though still used occasionally to give a sense of antiquity.
• adj. (archaeology) Belonging to the archaic period.

old

• adj. Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
• adj. Of an item that has been used and so is not new (unused).
• adj. Having existed or lived for the specified time.
• adj. (heading) Of an earlier time.
• adj. Tiresome.
• adj. Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
• adj. A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old,…
• adj. (obsolete) Excessive, abundant.
• n. (with "the") People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.

oldster

• n. Someone who is old.

patriarch

• n. (Christianity) The highest form of bishop, in the ancient world having authority over other bishops in…
• n. In Biblical contexts, a male leader of a family, tribe or ethnic group, especially one of the twelve sons…
• n. A founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.
• n. An old leader of a village or community.
• n. The male head of a tribal line or family.