New vs. Old
Difference Between New and Old
Newadjective
Having been made or come into being only a short time ago; recent
a new law.Oldadjective
Having lived or existed for a relatively long time; far advanced in years or life.
Newadjective
Still fresh
a new coat of paint.Oldadjective
Relatively advanced in age
Pamela is our oldest child.Newadjective
Never used or worn before now
a new car.a new hat.Oldadjective
Made long ago; in existence for many years
an old book.Newadjective
Just found, discovered, or learned
new information.Oldadjective
Of or relating to a long life or to people who have had long lives
a ripe old age.Newadjective
Not previously experienced or encountered; novel or unfamiliar
ideas new to her.Oldadjective
Having or exhibiting the physical characteristics of age
a prematurely old face.Newadjective
Different from the former or the old
the new morality.Oldadjective
Having or exhibiting the wisdom of age; mature
a child who is old for his years.Newadjective
Recently obtained or acquired
new political power.new money.Oldadjective
Having lived or existed for a specified length of time
She was 12 years old.Newadjective
Additional; further
new sources of energy.Oldadjective
Exhibiting the effects of time or long use; worn
an old coat.Newadjective
Recently arrived or established in a place, position, or relationship
new neighbors.a new president.Oldadjective
Known through long acquaintance; long familiar
an old friend.Newadjective
Changed for the better; rejuvenated
The nap has made a new person of me.Oldadjective
Skilled or able through long experience; practiced
He is an old hand at doing home repairs.Newadjective
Being the later or latest in a sequence
a new edition.Oldadjective
Belonging to a remote or former period in history; ancient
old fossils.Newadjective
Currently fashionable
a new dance.Oldadjective
Belonging to or being of an earlier time
her old classmates.Newadjective
New In the most recent form, period, or development.
Oldadjective
often Old Being the earlier or earliest of two or more related objects, stages, versions, or periods.
Newadjective
Inexperienced or unaccustomed
new at the job.new to the trials of parenthood.Oldadjective
Having become slower in flow and less vigorous in action. Used of a river.
Newadjective
Of or relating to a new moon.
Oldadjective
Having become simpler in form and of lower relief. Used of a landform.
Newadverb
Freshly; recently. Often used in combination
new-mown.Oldadjective
Used as an intensive
Come back any old time. Don't give me any ol' excuse.Newadjective
Recently made, or created.
This is a new scratch on my car!The band just released a new album.Oldadjective
Used to express affection or familiarity
good ol' Sam.Newadjective
Additional; recently discovered.
We turned up some new evidence from the old files.Oldnoun
An individual of a specified age
a five-year-old.Newadjective
Current or later, as opposed to former.
My new car is much better than my previous one, even though it is older.We had been in our new house for five years by then.Oldnoun
Old people considered as a group. Used with the
caring for the old.Newadjective
Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.
New Bond Street is an extension of Bond Street.Oldnoun
Former times; yore
in days of old.Newadjective
In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.
Are you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one?Oldadjective
Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
an old abandoned building;an old friendNewadjective
Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.
That shirt is dirty. Go and put on a new one.I feel like a new person after a good night's sleep.After the accident, I saw the world with new eyes.Oldadjective
Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
a wrinkled old manNewadjective
Newborn.
My sister has a new baby, and our mother is excited to finally have a grandchild.Oldadjective
Of a perishable item, having existed for most, or more than its shelf life.
an old loaf of breadNewadjective
Of recent origin; having taken place recently.
I can't see you for a while; the pain is still too new.Did you see the new King Lear at the theatre?Oldadjective
Of an item that has been used and so is not new unused.
I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with.Newadjective
Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.
The idea was new to me.I need to meet new people.Oldadjective
Having existed or lived for the specified time.
How old are they? She’s five years old and he's seven. We also have a young teen and a two-year-old child.My great-grandfather lived to be a hundred and one years old.Newadjective
Recently arrived or appeared.
Have you met the new guy in town?He is the new kid at school.Oldadjective
(heading) Of an earlier time.
Newadjective
Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.
Don't worry that you're new at this job; you'll get better with time.I'm new at this business.Oldadjective
Former, previous.
My new car is not as good as my old one.a school reunion for Old EtoniansNewadjective
(of a period of time) Next; about to begin or recently begun.
We expect to grow at 10% annually in the new decade.Oldadjective
That is no longer in existence.
The footpath follows the route of an old railway line.Newadverb
Newly (especially in composition).
new-born, new-formed, new-found, new-mownOldadjective
Obsolete; out-of-date.
That is the old way of doing things; now we do it this way.Newadverb
As new; from scratch.
They are scraping the site clean to build new.Oldadjective
Familiar.
When he got drunk and quarrelsome they just gave him the old heave-ho.Newnoun
Things that are new.
Out with the old, in with the new.Oldadjective
Tiresome.
Your constant pestering is getting old.Newnoun
(Australia) A kind of light beer.
Oldadjective
Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
Newverb
(obsolete) To make new; to recreate; to renew.
Oldadjective
A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
We're having a good old time.My next car will be a big old SUV.My wife makes the best little old apple pie in Texas.Newadjective
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered;
a new lawnew carsa new cometa new frienda new yearthe New WorldOldadjective
(obsolete) Excessive, abundant.
Newadjective
other than the former one(s); different;
they now have a new leadersmy new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on itready to take a new directionOldnoun
(with "the") People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
A civilised society should always look after the old in the community.Newadjective
having no previous example or precedent or parallel;
a time of unexampled prosperityOldnoun
past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
Newadjective
of a kind not seen before;
the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theoremOldadjective
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; especially not young; often used as a combining form to indicate an age as specified as in `a week-old baby';
an old man's eagle mindhis mother is very olda ripe old agehow old are you?Newadjective
lacking training or experience;
the new men were eager to fightraw recruitshe was still wet behind the ears when he shipped as a hand on a merchant vesselOldadjective
of long duration; not new;
old traditionold houseold wineold countryold friendshipsold moneyNewadjective
of a new (often outrageous) kind or fashion
Oldadjective
of an earlier time;
his old classmatesNewadjective
(often followed by `to') unfamiliar;
new experiencesexperiences new to himerrors of someone new to the jobOldadjective
(used for emphasis) very familiar;
good old boysame old storyNewadjective
(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity;
new potatoesyoung cornOldadjective
lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new;
moth-eaten theories about raceNewadjective
unaffected by use or exposure;
it looks like newOldadjective
just preceding something else in time or order;
the previous ownermy old house was largerNewadjective
in use after Medieval times;
New Eqyptian was the language of the 18th to 21st dynastiesOldadjective
of a very early stage in development;
Old English is also called Anglo SaxonOld High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th centuryNewadjective
used of a living language; being the current stage in its development;
Modern EnglishNew Hebrew is Israeli HebrewOldadjective
old in experience;
an old offenderthe older soldiersNewadverb
very recently;
they are newly marriednewly raised objectionsa newly arranged hairdograss new washed by the raina freshly cleaned floorwe are fresh out of tomatoesOldadjective
used informally especially for emphasis;
a real honest-to-god live cowboyhad us a high old timewent upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel
