Main and Old

Main

Main adjective - Coming before all others in importance.

Old and main are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Old" instead an adjective "Main".

Nearby Words: mainly, mainline

Old

Old adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.

Main and old are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Main" instead an adjective "Old".

Nearby Words: oldie, olden, oldish

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Dragon's Dogma The arisen who became Daimon was presented the same choice with an extra twist: the dragon was his old master and his beloved was his master's (and his) main pawn.
  • In Murdoch's A Fairly Honourable Defeat, two of the main characters, both grown men, one older than the other, are a lover/beloved couple.In The Nice and the Good, a man becomes attracted to his 15-year-old nephew, who is oblivious, instead pining for a girl his own age.
  • Younger Than They Look The main character Vayne of Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis, being an artificially-made Mana, looks like any normal 16-17 year old teenager, except that he was actually around six years old.
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Old and Main. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/main/old
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Old or Main. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/main/old.
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