Ongoing and Old

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Ongoing adjective - Existing or in progress right now.

Usage example: the ongoing presidential campaign

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Old is an antonym for ongoing.

Old adjective - Having been such at some previous time.

Usage example: I ran into my old fourth-grade teacher yesterday

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Ongoing is an antonym for old.

Nearby Words: oldie, olden, oldish

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Old and Ongoing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ongoing/old

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