Old may apply to either actual or merely relative length of existence. Having lived or existed for a long time Having lived or existed for many years
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Old is the most general term
Ancient pertains to the distant past Old (comparative older or elder, superlative oldest or eldest or (us, dialectal) oldermost) of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time You use old to refer to something that is no longer used, that no longer exists, or that has been replaced by something else The old road had disappeared under grass and heather.
Old synonyms, pronunciation, spelling and more from free dictionary. Far advanced in the years of one's or its life. See examples of old used in a sentence. Some common synonyms of old are ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, obsolete, and venerable
While all these words mean having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past, old may apply to either actual or merely relative length of existence.
