AGES Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

ages 1 of 2

noun

plural of age

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

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as in months

a long or seemingly long period of time it took ages for the clerk to ring up three items

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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

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Recent Examples of ages

Noun

Local trunk-or-treaters of all ages can collect their first pieces of candy and check out custom classics, hot rods, lowriders and other vehicles from around the area. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026 Maine along with his two other sons, ages 15 and 16, and his 33-year-old girlfriend were pulled from the flames and remain in critical condition at local hospitals. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026 Fatal instances involving individuals ages 5 to 18 are more likely during dark hours, too. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2026 The woodland is a real mix of trees—mostly beeches, but huge numbers of ash of all ages. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026 Every architecture decision made on the assumption that today’s winner stays the winner is a decision that ages badly. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026 However, a 2014 review of 88 studies examined stair-climbing performance, including time and movement quality, across different ages, medical conditions, and injuries. — Kristen Gasnick, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2026 As of Wednesday, only 13% of eligible voters between ages 18 and 34 have submitted their ballots, compared with 47% of those over 65, according to Political Data Intelligence, a research firm. — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 Two women, ages 50 and 60, were killed and dozens of other people were wounded in a Russian strike on a market in Lozova, in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, said Oleh Syniehubov, head of the regional military administration. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Verb

The retailer’s 2026 Youth Report, conducted in partnership with GlobalData, and surveyed more than 6,000 young people ages 11–24 across the United States. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026 Don Fulano ages its reposado expression for eight to 11 months in these barrels, giving the tequila notes of dark chocolate, subtle spice, and some soft botanicals, flavors that are derived from this specific type of wood. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2026 Americans ages 35 to 44 average about four hours and 15 minutes of leisure a day, the lowest of the age groups cited in the report. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 Students ages 12 to 15 are invited to sign up to volunteer at the gardens and earn service hours. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Workers ages 55 to 64 who lose a job take nearly 26 weeks, on average, to find another one, compared with 19 weeks for workers ages 25 to 34. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026 Children ages 6 to 12 years old are $20 and 5 and under are free. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026 New data suggests that people ages 34 and younger may be less likely to develop shingles than previous generations. — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026 Understanding Head Start’s launch Head Start is a free, nationwide year-round preschool program that serves more than 700,000 low-income children ages 3-5 and their families. — Alexander Thim, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ages

Noun

The third round of October Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in three days.

— Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 25 Oct. 2026
Five days ago, the two exchanged barbs and accusations in a debate on TV Band.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of days

Verb

Architectural plans, programming and development milestones for the center will be announced as the project progresses.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2026
Carroll said the team also places a greater focus on recovery, nutrition and reducing physical demands as the season progresses.

— Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of progresses

Noun

All these Americans stand in a venerable tradition that has reemerged, again and again, in previous eras of economic and social inequality, government imbalance, and public malaise.

— Trygve Throntveit, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026
Believed to be constructed during the Hasmonean period, it was repaired and reused through successive eras, including the Roman, Byzantine, Umayyad, Crusader, Mamluk and Ottoman periods.

— Michele Chabin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of eras

Verb

High rates push some buyers out of the market and, as demand slows, the number of listings usually grows and prices soften, giving house hunters more power.

— Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
The risk grows as applied AI shifts toward agentic systems—software designed to execute multi-step workflows autonomously—where small errors compound at every stage.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of grows

Noun

The girls sometimes lived with their grandmother or an aunt, other times with their mother and Lasha’s father, who was a part of the sisters’ lives on and off until he was convicted of armed bank robbery in 2003.

— Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
He has been sacked 17 times in six games, but the blame really should be on the coach for having a poor game plan.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of times

Verb

Eastwood portrayed Rowdy Yates, the young cowhand who eventually matures into a leader.

— Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
One of the best oaks for wildlife, including birds, is the Chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii), which annually matures a crop of small, sweet acorns easily accessed and transported by birds.

— Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2026

Definition of matures

Noun

Geologists use it to divide deep time into eons, eras, periods, and epochs based on changes that reflect changing conditions on Earth, its climate and chemistry.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
He’s always been obsessed with historic epochs like the Civil War and World War II and fascinated with the post-war boom and the sojourns of Route 66.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 19 Oct. 2026