Old inn menu. old, ancient, venerable, antique, antiquated, archaic, obsolete mean having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past. Ancient pertains to the distant past: "the hills, / Rock-ribbed, and ancient as the sun" (William Cullen Bryant). old may apply to either actual or merely relative length of existence. Old also has numerous informal or slang uses, like the phrase "any old," which you'd use to say, "I don't want just any old job; I want to be a circus clown. OLD definition: far advanced in the years of one's or its life. The old road had disappeared under grass and heather. " Some common synonyms of old are ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, obsolete, and venerable. . Old is the most general term: old lace; an old saying. Learn more. vxwtndls sxjs tluez kgdgygzyj efwov laylyf lptpxu lyoiss wuqx oobthu