OLD-TIME Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

old-time

adjective

ˈōl(d)-ˈtīm

Definition of old-time

as in vintage

pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time an old-time song that took the long-married couple back to when they were first dating

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Recent Examples of old-time Bluegrass jams attract spectators who marvel at the players’ pyrotechnics; old-time jams get people on their feet. — David Alm, Longreads, 1 Oct. 2026 For this tigress, the elder Singh urged a haka, an old-time beat. — Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026 The shop, both a drug store and old-time fountain shop, offers fountain sodas as well as subs and sandwiches. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 Old Sacramento took on an old-time German flair on Friday night as customers wore traditional dress to celebrate the opening of Der Biergarten Waterfront. — Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for old-time

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Adjective

Their brothers all wore vintage floral brooches the couple collected for the wedding day.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
The couple recently revamped their living room and kitchen, adding details like crown moldings, vintage lighting and custom banquette seating, which cost approximately $12,000.

— Sophie Caldwell,Valentina Duarte, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of vintage

Adjective

The Mister Mort x Tip Top Shoes x Mephisto Match takes inspiration from retro hiking boots, decking out the low-top walking sneaker in materials often found on mountaineering shoes.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
The Atlanta Falcons received backlash — and some jokes — after revealing a retro team symbol that some say resembles Nazi imagery.

— Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of retro

Adjective

Earlier this month, Mastercard and BVNK launched Global Money Platform, designed to help banks, fintechs and businesses manage payments involving traditional currencies and stablecoins through a single application programming interface.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
But Rodrigues believes technology can augment traditional teaching methods by examining how a student solves an algebra problem or structures a piece of writing and identifying learning gaps.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of traditional

Adjective

The couple took pains to preserve historical details like the house's original wooden shutters.

— Sophie Caldwell,Valentina Duarte, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
City outlines restrictions on camera use In its statement, the city said officers must enter an offense type and associated case number when conducting historical ALPR searches as part of investigations.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of historical

Adjective

Police on Tuesday arrested a suspect in the arson attack that charred the historic city hall in Limoges, in central France, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said, adding that the person may not have acted alone.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
On Saturday alone, at least 2,400 people were arrested after rioters in cities across France clashed with police, set cars on fire, stormed public buildings, looted stores and engulfed a historic city hall in flames.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of historic

Adjective

According to firefighters, the department’s flood response was also limited by an antiquated dispatch system.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
Plaintiffs challenging the prohibition on home distilling claim the 1868 law is an antiquated relic of Reconstruction-era politics.

— Michael Kunzelman, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of antiquated

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