Synonyms of aged

aged 1 of 2

adjective

ˈā-jəd 

1

as in older

being of advanced years and especially past middle age

all the young men went to fight in the war; and only the aged and infirm remained behind

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in venerable

dating or surviving from the distant past

a forest of aged and gnarled oaks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• venerable
• ancient
• old
• antique
• medieval
• hoary
• antediluvian
• aging
• immemorial
• hoar
• antiquated
• age-old
• archaic
• prehistoric
• dated
• geriatric
• dateless
• traditional
• vintage
• durable
• obsolete
• mature
• out-of-date
• enduring
• fusty
• lasting
• retro
• outmoded
• permanent
• ageless
• old-world
• moldy
• old-time
• archaistic
• timeless
• classical
• tried
• old-fashioned
• passé
• Noachian
• timeworn
• long-lived
• primeval
• classic
• primordial
• tried-and-true
• hallowed
• time-tested
• time-honored

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• young
• modern
• recent
• new
• youthful
• fresh
• current
• contemporary
• latest
• novel
• present-day
• vernal
• untried
• unused
• ultramodern
• untested
• mod
• brand-new
• unworn

aged

2 of 2

verb

past tense of age

as in grew

to become mature

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grew
• progressed
• matured
• developed
• ripened
• grew up
• softened
• flowered
• mellowed
• evolved
• blossomed
• flourished
• bloomed
• opened
• got on
• got along
• unfolded
• advanced
• grayed
• burgeoned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deteriorated
• decayed
• degenerated
• declined
• dried
• worsened
• faded
• withered
• weakened
• sank
• shriveled
• wilted
• sagged
• waned
• wasted (away)
• drooped
• flagged
• reverted
• regressed
• returned
• lapsed
• retrogressed
• backslid

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aged

Adjective

Scavengers would dig up artifacts like gold coins and porcelain doll heads, and Bayouth admired their aged, archival qualities, a theme that takes shape in her ceramics. — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Everywhere, there are middle-aged white men looking blissed out, in Ween and Waterwheel and Dead at the Sphere shirts. — Claire Howorth, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026

Verb

Children were among the dead — a 6-year-old girl and boys aged 11 and 17 in the area of Kryvyi Rih, Zelensky’s hometown, Hanzha added. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Travelers must still pay the National Parks entry fee, which costs $20 per person aged 16 and older without a pre-purchased annual pass or America the Beautiful pass. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026