olden

The word “olden” has 2 syllables: old-en

It's pronounced as /ˈoʊl.dən/


What is synonym and antonym for olden?

In the thesaurus, “olden” has 76 synonyms and 36 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for olden along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for olden

  • aboriginal
  • age-old
  • aged
  • ageless
  • ancient
  • antediluvian
  • antiquated
  • antique
  • archaic
  • atavistic
  • bygone
  • crumbling
  • dated
  • dateless
  • decayed
  • done
  • early
  • erstwhile
  • forgotten
  • former
  • fossilized
  • fusty
  • hackneyed
  • historic
  • historical
  • hoary
  • immemorial
  • late
  • moldy
  • moth-eaten
  • musty
  • obsolete
  • of old
  • of yore
  • old as Methuselah
  • old as the hills
  • old hat
  • old-fashioned
  • old-school
  • old-time
  • old-timey
  • old-world
  • oldfangled
  • once
  • onetime
  • original
  • out-of-date
  • outdated
  • outmoded
  • outworn
  • past
  • primeval
  • primitive
  • primordial
  • pristine
  • quaint
  • quondam
  • relic
  • remote
  • retro
  • retrograde
  • rinky-dink
  • rusty
  • sometime
  • stale
  • stodgy
  • superannuated
  • time-worn
  • timeless
  • timeworn
  • traditional
  • unfashionable
  • unoriginal
  • venerable
  • vintage
  • worn-out

Antonyms for olden

  • chic
  • contemporary
  • current
  • designer
  • fashionable
  • fresh
  • futuristic
  • hi-tech
  • high-tech
  • hot
  • last
  • latest
  • latter-day
  • mod
  • modern
  • modernist
  • modernistic
  • modernized
  • new
  • new age
  • new-fashioned
  • newfangled
  • nontraditional
  • present-day
  • recent
  • red-hot
  • refurbished
  • remodeled
  • renewed
  • smart
  • space-age
  • state-of-the-art
  • stylish
  • ultramodern
  • up-to-date
  • updated

Meanings of olden

  • adjective
    1. From or relating to a previous era.
    2. Old; ancient.
  • verb
    1. To grow old; age; assume an older appearance or character; become affected by age.

Example Sentences

  • The castle stood as a reminder of olden times.
  • In olden days, people traveled by horse and carriage.
  • The traditions from olden generations are still honored today.
  • He enjoyed reading myths from olden civilizations.
  • The storyteller spoke of heroes from olden legends.

On this page you'll find 112 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to olden, such as: aboriginal, age-old, aged, ageless, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated.

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abets

  • activates
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  • patronizes
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abetted

  • accompanied
  • activated
  • advanced
  • advised
  • aided
  • approved
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  • authoritative
  • authorized
  • backed
  • backstopped
  • bailed out
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  • semiofficial
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  • stimulated
  • stood one in good stead
  • subsidized
  • succored
  • suggested
  • supported
  • sustained
  • taken care of
  • triggered
  • vitalized

abetting

  • accessory
  • activating
  • adjuvant
  • advancing
  • advising
  • aiding
  • ancillary
  • appurtenant
  • assistant
  • assisting
  • attending
  • backing
  • backstopping
  • backup
  • bailing out
  • bearing a hand
  • benefiting
  • benefitting
  • bolstering
  • boosting
  • brewing
  • buttressing
  • championing
  • collateral
  • comforting
  • complementary
  • contributory
  • counseling
  • counselling
  • cultivating
  • delivering
  • detonating
  • easing
  • emboldening
  • encouraging
  • endorsing
  • energizing
  • enflaming
  • enlivening
  • exciting
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  • fermenting
  • firing
  • fomenting
  • forwarding
  • fostering
  • furthering
  • galvanizing
  • guiding
  • heartening
  • helping
  • inciting
  • indorsing
  • inflaming
  • inspiring
  • instigating
  • invigorating
  • launching
  • mentoring
  • motivating
  • nourishing
  • nurturing
  • obliging
  • patronizing
  • picking
  • profiting
  • promoting
  • provoking
  • quickening
  • raising
  • reenforcing
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  • rescuing
  • reserve
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  • setting
  • setting in motion
  • setting off
  • smoothing
  • sowing
  • spare
  • sponsoring
  • standing one in good stead
  • stimulating
  • subordinate
  • subservient
  • subsidiary
  • succoring
  • supporting
  • sustaining
  • triggering
  • vitalizing

accountable

  • amenable
  • answerable
  • beholden
  • charged with
  • culpable
  • indebted
  • liable
  • obligated
  • obliged
  • on the hook
  • responsible

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