Synonyms of elderly

elderly

adjective

ˈel-dər-lē 

as in older

being of advanced years and especially past middle age

elderly people who stay active are usually the healthiest and the happiest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• older
• aging
• aged
• old
• geriatric
• senior
• senescent
• ancient
• over-the-hill
• long-lived
• adult
• octogenarian
• of a certain age
• long in the tooth
• middle-aged
• septuagenarian
• nonagenarian
• unyoung
• retired
• sexagenarian
• senile
• venerable
• oldish
• superannuated
• centenarian
• doddering
• decrepit
• mature
• patriarchal
• pensioned
• grown-up
• spavined
• matriarchal
• tottery
• overage
• anile

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• young
• youthful
• youngish
• ageless
• adolescent
• juvenile
• immature
• minor
• inexperienced
• underage
• green
• puerile
• infantile
• preteen
• childlike
• raw
• childish
• callow
• infantine
• babyish
• kiddish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of elderly

An elevator in one Brooklyn apartment building has been out of service for a couple of weeks, leaving some elderly tenants unable to go about their daily lives. — Alice Gainer, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Whether loading children into the rear seats, helping elderly family members enter the vehicle, securing cargo from the cabin, or simply climbing into the driver's seat several times a day, running boards reduce effort and improve comfort. — New Atlas, 13 July 2026

Florida is preparing to execute three of its oldest death row inmates, including an 80-year-old man, spotlighting the nation’s increasingly elderly population facing capital punishment. — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

An elderly person, living alone, might succumb to heat exhaustion with no one around to help; a kid who ends up overheated at a summer camp will be tended to by counselors. — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026