FOGY Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

fogy

noun

ˈfō-gē

variants also fogey

Definition of fogy

as in conservative

a person with old-fashioned ideas old fogies who said that rap music would never last

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Recent Examples of fogy There’s no old fogey-ness to Lorne. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026 For the benefit of us old fogies? — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026 Now the 10% is for stubborn old fogies who refuse to change their ways and try something new. — Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Feb. 2026 Old fogey-ish, ungrateful and stupid. — Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025 These are people who know AI and have grown up with this stuff that these old fogies haven't. — Alison Snyder, Axios, 23 Feb. 2025 The parents—a dapper young fogy with ramrod posture and a soulful, slightly rumpled bluestocking—stand behind two tidy little girls in matching sailor suits. — Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023 Young people with the right stuff can be far more resilient than we old fogies suspect. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2023 Consequently, throughout the 1970s and ’80s Wilson was viewed as a Tory, a young fogy. — Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2022

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Noun

Meloni's supporters see her evolution as proof that nationalist conservatives can govern responsibly while remaining committed to democratic institutions and Western alliances.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Cruz appeared on Fox News and later shared the clip on X, arguing that moderates have long told conservatives to support the Republican nominee after losing a primary.

— Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of conservative

Noun

The tech giant is donating 130,000 glasses to legally blind US veterans.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The hedge fund veteran and Cabinet secretary chose a starting point for his analysis that downplayed the bond market’s reaction to Trump’s presidency.

— Kevin Breuninger,Matt Peterson, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of veteran

Noun

For a long time, this fossil sat in museum archives under a quiet case of mistaken identity.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
The team notes that since the fossil was located in an area that would have once been where water and land met, the insect's transitional habitat played a key role in its evolution.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of fossil

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