Synonyms of ages

ages 1 of 2

noun

plural of age

1

as in days

an extent of time associated with a particular person or thing

the Bronze Age marks the beginning of the use of metal by ancient peoples

Synonyms & Similar Words

• days
• eras
• times
• epochs
• periods
• years
• generations
• spaces
• cycles
• spans
• dates
• spells
• stretches
• whiles
• bits
• vintages

2

as in months

a long or seemingly long period of time

it took ages for the clerk to ring up three items

Synonyms & Similar Words

• months
• forevers
• eons
• eternities
• aeons
• longs
• moons
• blue moons
• cycles
• donkey's years
• coon's ages
• lifetimes
• infinities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minutes
• seconds
• moments
• instants
• split seconds
• flashes
• shakes
• winks
• twinkles
• trices
• twinklings
• nanoseconds
• microseconds
• jiffies

ages

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of age

as in progresses

to become mature

as your cat ages and becomes less active, you should change her diet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• progresses
• grows
• matures
• develops
• ripens
• grows up
• flowers
• mellows
• blooms
• evolves
• blossoms
• softens
• bourgeons
• flourishes
• unfolds
• grays
• advances
• burgeons
• greys
• gets along
• gets on
• opens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• degenerates
• declines
• decays
• deteriorates
• sinks
• worsens
• fades
• dries
• wanes
• withers
• wastes (away)
• weakens
• shrivels
• sags
• droops
• flags
• reverts
• returns
• lapses
• regresses
• wilts
• retrogresses
• backslides