Antonyms for old line


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : ohld-lahyn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊldˈlaɪn


Definition of old line

  • As in old school : adj traditional
  • As in orthodox : adj accepted, traditional
  • As in reactionary : adj conservative
  • As in right : adj conservative politically
  • As in bourgeois : adj commonplace
  • As in mossbacked : adj reactionary
  • As in rightist : adj conservative
  • As in traditionalist : adj conservative
  • As in traditionalistic : adj conservative
  • As in conservative : adj cautious, moderate, tending to preserve the status quo
  • As in die-hard : adj uncompromising
  • As in old school : noun earliest way of doing things
Example sentences :
  • If the description of this old line be dull to read, it should be remembered that it was dull to hold.
  • Extract from : « The Old Front Line » by John Masefield
  • In fact our old line was at least five hundred yards outside it.
  • Extract from : « The Old Front Line » by John Masefield
  • He bought the "Rochester," and next bought out the old line.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis
  • No grandchild of yours will succeed me,—me, the last of the old line!
  • Extract from : « What Will He Do With It, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • The old line of division was still as strongly marked as ever.
  • Extract from : « The Life of George Washington, Vol. 4 (of 5) » by John Marshall
  • The Boss let me off because I finished my work on the old line yesterday.
  • Extract from : « Polly and Eleanor » by Lillian Elizabeth Roy
  • He could have marched there by McClellan's old line without the loss of a man.
  • Extract from : « A Man of the People » by Thomas Dixon
  • John Bull, with his proverbial stubbornness, will stick to his old line.
  • Extract from : « Sporting Society, Vol. II (of 2) » by Various
  • Still the old line Causes of the long retention of the throne by Austria.
  • Extract from : « The Holy Roman Empire » by James Bryce
  • Guttery was the last of the old line of tavern keepers, at this house.
  • Extract from : « The Old Pike » by Thomas B. Searight

Synonyms for old line

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