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Aged 84% connected

of Age

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Aged 84% connected

of Age

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Ageing 84% connected

the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age

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Ageing 84% connected

the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age

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Aging 84% connected

of Age

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Aging 84% connected

of Age

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Ancient 84% connected

Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times b…

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Ancient 84% connected

Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times b…

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Anile 84% connected

Old-womanish; imbecile.

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Anile 84% connected

Old-womanish; imbecile.

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Antediluvian 84% connected

Of or relating to the period before the Deluge in Noah's time; hence, antiquated; as, an antediluvian vehicle.

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Antediluvian 84% connected

Of or relating to the period before the Deluge in Noah's time; hence, antiquated; as, an antediluvian vehicle.

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Antiquated 84% connected

Grown old. Hence: Bygone; obsolete; out of use; old-fashioned; as, an antiquated law.

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Antiquated 84% connected

Grown old. Hence: Bygone; obsolete; out of use; old-fashioned; as, an antiquated law.

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Antique 84% connected

Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.

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Antique 84% connected

Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.

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Archaic 84% connected

Of or characterized by antiquity or archaism; antiquated; obsolescent.

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Archaic 84% connected

Of or characterized by antiquity or archaism; antiquated; obsolescent.

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Auld 84% connected

Old; as, Auld Reekie (old smoky), i. e., Edinburgh.

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Auld 84% connected

Old; as, Auld Reekie (old smoky), i. e., Edinburgh.

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Centenarian 84% connected

Of or relating to a hundred years.

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Centenarian 84% connected

Of or relating to a hundred years.

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Darkened 84% connected

of Darken

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Darkened 84% connected

of Darken

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Early 84% connected

Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early.

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Early 84% connected

Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early.

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Elderly 84% connected

Somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old age; as, elderly people.

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Elderly 84% connected

Somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old age; as, elderly people.

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Emeritus 84% connected

Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty on account of age, infirmity, or long and faithful services; -- said of an officer of a coll…

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Emeritus 84% connected

Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty on account of age, infirmity, or long and faithful services; -- said of an officer of a coll…

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Experienced 84% connected

of Exrerience

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Experienced 84% connected

of Exrerience

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Experient 84% connected

Experienced.

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Experient 84% connected

Experienced.

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Familiar 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a family; domestic.

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Familiar 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a family; domestic.

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Good 84% connected

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

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Good 84% connected

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

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Gray 84% connected

White mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark mixed color; as, the soft gray ey…

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Gray 84% connected

White mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark mixed color; as, the soft gray ey…

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Grey 84% connected

See Gray (the correct orthography).

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Grey 84% connected

See Gray (the correct orthography).

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Grizzly 84% connected

Somewhat gray; grizzled.

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Grizzly 84% connected

Somewhat gray; grizzled.

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Hoar 84% connected

White, or grayish white; as, hoar frost; hoar cliffs.

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Hoar 84% connected

White, or grayish white; as, hoar frost; hoar cliffs.

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Hoary 84% connected

White or whitish.

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Hoary 84% connected

White or whitish.

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Immemorial 84% connected

Extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition; indefinitely ancient; as, existing from time immemorial.

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Immemorial 84% connected

Extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition; indefinitely ancient; as, existing from time immemorial.

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Middle-aged 84% connected

Being about the middle of the ordinary age of man; between 30 and 50 years old.

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Middle-aged 84% connected

Being about the middle of the ordinary age of man; between 30 and 50 years old.

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Nonagenarian 84% connected

A person ninety years old.

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Nonagenarian 84% connected

A person ninety years old.

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Octogenarian 84% connected

A person eighty years, or more, of age.

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Octogenarian 84% connected

A person eighty years, or more, of age.

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Oldish 84% connected

Somewhat old.

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Oldish 84% connected

Somewhat old.

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Past 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences.

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Past 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences.

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Patched 84% connected

of Patch

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Patched 84% connected

of Patch

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Preceding 84% connected

of Precede

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Preceding 84% connected

of Precede

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Rusty 84% connected

Covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword; rusty wheat.

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Rusty 84% connected

Covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword; rusty wheat.

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Secondhand 84% connected

Not original or primary; received from another.

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Secondhand 84% connected

Not original or primary; received from another.

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Senescent 84% connected

Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time.

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Senescent 84% connected

Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time.

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Senile 84% connected

Of or pertaining to old age; proceeding from, or characteristic of, old age; affected with the infirmities of old age; as, senile weakness.

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Senile 84% connected

Of or pertaining to old age; proceeding from, or characteristic of, old age; affected with the infirmities of old age; as, senile weakness.

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Senior 84% connected

More advanced than another in age; prior in age; elder; hence, more advanced in dignity, rank, or office; superior; as, senior member; senior counsel.

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Senior 84% connected

More advanced than another in age; prior in age; elder; hence, more advanced in dignity, rank, or office; superior; as, senior member; senior counsel.

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Sexagenarian 84% connected

A person who is sixty years old.

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Sexagenarian 84% connected

A person who is sixty years old.

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Sunset 84% connected

Alt. of Sunsetting

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Sunset 84% connected

Alt. of Sunsetting

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Superannuated 84% connected

of Superannuate

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Superannuated 84% connected

of Superannuate

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Used 84% connected

of Use

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Used 84% connected

of Use

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Venerable 84% connected

Capable of being venerated; worthy of veneration or reverence; deserving of honor and respect; -- generally implying an advanced age; as, a venerable…

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Venerable 84% connected

Capable of being venerated; worthy of veneration or reverence; deserving of honor and respect; -- generally implying an advanced age; as, a venerable…

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Yellow 84% connected

Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is be…

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Yellow 84% connected

Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is be…

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Yellowed 84% connected

of Yellow

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Yellowed 84% connected

of Yellow

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Past 76% connected

Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences.

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Yesteryear 76% connected

The year last past; last year.

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Oldness 74% connected

The state or quality of being old; old age.

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Oldness 74% connected

The state or quality of being old; old age.

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Attribute 2

Age 66% connected

The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.

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Age 66% connected

The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.

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Mature 66% connected

Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any function, action, or state, appropriat…

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Mature 66% connected

Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any function, action, or state, appropriat…

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Past 66% connected

Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences.

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Past 66% connected

Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences.

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Senior 66% connected

More advanced than another in age; prior in age; elder; hence, more advanced in dignity, rank, or office; superior; as, senior member; senior counsel.

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Senior 66% connected

More advanced than another in age; prior in age; elder; hence, more advanced in dignity, rank, or office; superior; as, senior member; senior counsel.

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Stale 66% connected

The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake.

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Stale 66% connected

The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake.

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Bully 92% connected

A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow.

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Corking 92% connected

of Cork

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Cracking 92% connected

of Crack

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Dandy 92% connected

One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb.

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Erstwhile 92% connected

Till then or now; heretofore; formerly.

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Former 92% connected

One who forms; a maker; a creator.

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Great 92% connected

Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, lengt…

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Keen 92% connected

Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.

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Neat 92% connected

Cattle of the genus Bos, as distinguished from horses, sheep, and goats; an animal of the genus Bos; as, a neat's tongue; a neat's foot.

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Peachy 92% connected

Resembling a peach or peaches.

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Previous 92% connected

Going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness.

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Quondam 92% connected

Having been formerly; former; sometime.

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Smashing 92% connected

of Smash

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Sometime 92% connected

At a past time indefinitely referred to; once; formerly.

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Swell 92% connected

To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the le…

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Antonym 4

Immature 94% connected

Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development; crude; unfinished; as, immature fruit; immature character; immature plans.

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Immature 94% connected

Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development; crude; unfinished; as, immature fruit; immature character; immature plans.

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New 94% connected

Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's posses…

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New 94% connected

Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's posses…

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