OLD GROWTH Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase old growth. (close relations)
Definition of OLD GROWTH
Best Alternative Words for OLD GROWTH
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aged | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • people who are old collectively adjective satellite • advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables) • at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable) • having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable) • of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable) • (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process | ||||||||
ancient | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a very old person • a person who lived in ancient times adjective satellite • belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire • very old | ||||||||
antique | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an elderly man • any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity adjective satellite • made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age • out of fashion • belonging to or lasting from times long ago verb • shop for antiques • give an antique appearance to | ||||||||
archaic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period • little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type | ||||||||
bygone | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • past events to be put aside adjective satellite • well in the past; former | ||||||||
dated | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past | ||||||||
elderly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • people who are old collectively adjective satellite • advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables) | ||||||||
former | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several) noun • the first of two or the first mentioned of two adjective satellite • belonging to some prior time • (used especially of persons) of the immediate past • belonging to the distant past | ||||||||
historic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past • important in history | ||||||||
mature | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • characteristic of maturity • having reached full natural growth or development • fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used • (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination adjective satellite • fully considered and perfected verb • develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation • develop and work out fully in one's mind • become due for repayment • cause to ripen or develop fully • grow old or older • cause to ripen and discharge pus | ||||||||
old-fashioned | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • out of fashion | ||||||||
outmoded | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • out of fashion | ||||||||
past | adverb, nounadv, n | |||||||
adjective • earlier than the present time; no longer current noun • the time that has elapsed • a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret) • a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past adverb • so as to pass a given point adjective satellite • of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office | ||||||||
preceding | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • existing or coming before adjective satellite • of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office | ||||||||
previous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • just preceding something else in time or order • (used especially of persons) of the immediate past • too soon or too hasty | ||||||||
primeval | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state | ||||||||
time-honored | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • acceptable for a long time, or having a long history • honored because of age or long usage | ||||||||
traditional | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • consisting of or derived from tradition adjective satellite • pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines | ||||||||
venerable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • impressive by reason of age • profoundly honored | ||||||||
virgin forest | nounn | |||||||
noun • forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity |