Synonyms of age

age 1 of 2

noun

ˈāj 

1

as in era

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

• era
• day
• time
• period
• epoch
• year
• generation
• date
• span
• cycle
• while
• space
• spell
• bit
• vintage
• stretch

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
• forever
• long
• eon
• moon
• blue moon
• eternity
• donkey's years
• coon's age
• cycle
• lifetime
• infinity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• moment
• minute
• second
• instant
• split second
• flash
• shake
• twinkle
• wink
• twinkling
• jiffy
• trice
• nanosecond
• microsecond

3

as in twilight

a later period of one's life

stoically endures all of the aches and pains that come with age

Synonyms & Similar Words

• twilight
• afternoon
• autumn
• evening
• maturity
• winter
• afterlife
• middle
• adulthood
• senility
• dotage
• sunset
• seniority
• majority
• midlife
• ripeness
• golden years
• oldness
• anecdotage
• middle age
• elderliness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• youth
• adolescence
• springtime

4

as in maturity

the state of being an old person

at 88, she gets frustrated by the feebleness that is inevitable with age

Synonyms & Similar Words

• maturity
• elderliness
• agedness
• ancientness
• senility
• dotage
• senescence
• feebleness
• venerableness
• second childhood
• anecdotage
• infirmity
• senectitude
• caducity
• anility

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• youth
• freshness
• prime
• youthfulness
• adolescence
• youngness
• minority
• immaturity
• nonage
• juvenility

5

as in antiquity

the state of being something old

the copper monument has acquired the patina of age

Synonyms & Similar Words

• antiquity
• antiquation
• agedness
• hoariness
• ancientness
• obsolescence
• datedness
• obsoleteness
• agelessness
• old-fashionedness
• fustiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• newness
• currency
• freshness
• modernity
• novelty
• recentness
• modernness
• currentness

age

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verb

as in to grow

to become mature

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grow
• progress
• mature
• develop
• grow up
• ripen
• flower
• evolve
• bloom
• soften
• mellow
• flourish
• gray
• get along
• blossom
• get on
• open
• advance
• unfold
• burgeon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decay
• decline
• deteriorate
• degenerate
• worsen
• sink
• fade
• waste (away)
• wither
• dry
• sag
• wilt
• weaken
• wane
• shrivel
• revert
• return
• flag
• regress
• lapse
• droop
• retrogress
• backslide

Synonym Chooser

How does the noun age differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of age are epoch, era, and period. While all these words mean "a division of time," age is used frequently of a fairly definite period dominated by a prominent figure or feature.

the age of Samuel Johnson

When is it sensible to use epoch instead of age?

The words epoch and age are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, epoch applies to a period begun or set off by some significant or striking quality, change, or series of events.

the steam engine marked a new epoch in industry

When can era be used instead of age?

In some situations, the words era and age are roughly equivalent. However, era suggests a period of history marked by a new or distinct order of things.

the era of global communications

When might period be a better fit than age?

While the synonyms period and age are close in meaning, period may designate an extent of time of any length.

periods of economic prosperity

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of age

Noun

Druck, 15, got into swimming age 6 by following her sister, Kahlen, into the pool. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

Huerta never gave up on her dream of a more equitable distribution of wealth in America, campaigning for working people for years beyond standard retirement age. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Verb

Bowie, a genre- and gender-bending icon of pop music, and one of biggest rock stars in history, died in 2016, aged 69. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026

The pastor has either abandoned his aging flock or has been murdered, possibly by his wife, Hermana Romie (Evelina Fernández). — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing age

• Stone Age
• coon's age
• golden age
• middle age
• new age
• of a certain age