Synonyms of adults

adults

noun

plural of adult

as in grown-ups

a fully grown person

at the beach, the adults sat under broad umbrellas while the children splashed in the water

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grown-ups
• elders
• senior citizens
• oldsters
• middle-agers
• ancients
• seniors
• graybeards
• old-timers
• gaffers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• children
• kids
• toddlers
• infants
• tykes
• tots
• moppets
• cubs
• adolescents
• babies
• youngsters
• tads
• bairns
• juveniles
• youths
• minors
• teenagers
• teens
• younglings
• preteens
• tweens
• teenyboppers
• teeners
• preteen-agers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of adults

My attitude, when adults behave like middle-schoolers, is to take the high road and ignore it. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, the older adults’ confidence dropped, aligning with previous research showing that older adults are generally better able to gauge their ability to perform complex tasks. — C. Michael White, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

Parents are likely to be divided as to whether the fact that the film is aimed squarely at young people, with very little in the way of jokes for adults, is a good or a bad thing. — Caspar Salmon, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

Bright is himself transgender and co-founder of The Third Place, an NGO for autistic adults; Myronyshena is a journalist covering the war for The Kyiv Independent. — Sonya Vseliubska, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

The age of fly victims ranged from 12 to 93 years, but skewed toward older adults, with a mean of 61. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

While scientists recommend that adults across the board aim for seven to eight hours of shut-eye a night, that's unrealistic for many people. — New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026

Wes Bentley, Evan Rachel Wood and Jordan Roth round out the cast as the adults in these teens’ lives. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

About a quarter of Gen Z and millennial adults who looked for financial advice in the past year went to AI, compared to 16% of Gen Xers and just 7% of baby boomers. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026