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

Home-server owners will already understand the attraction, and the pro’s solved this ages ago but spent a lot more than this. — New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2026 Families Belden House & Mews and its accompanying restaurant, welcome children ages 12+. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026 Madison bore very little physical resemblance to Haugen, a blue-eyed, square-jawed blond, and the gap in their ages was fairly significant; Haugen was in her mid-30s when the events of the film took place. — Marley Marius, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026 Freedom Drop-off, where parents can drop off children ages 5 to 12 for up to four hours. — Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026 The maximum speed limit exceeds what is considered safe for children ages 6 and younger. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026 Ten others — seven men and three women whose ages ranged from 18 to 29 — were injured by gunfire in an incident that prompted community calls for enhanced safety measures in an area known for its nightlife and rich civil rights history. — Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026 These events and many more have filled venues with people of all ages. — Nora Oakes Howard, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026 As the Senate ages, Fetterman won’t be the last case litigated entirely in that vocabulary, for want of any real capacity to evaluate, accommodate, or retire an official on medical grounds. — Michael P.h. Stanley, STAT, 10 Sep. 2026

Verb

For Sung, the challenge was finding continuity in a character who ages from a lovestruck young woman into a wife, mother and stepmother across shifting timelines and an uncertain grip on her own past. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026 Teens ages 13 through 17 can ride, although an adult must accompany them for the entire trip. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Mamdani also had a favorable opinion among likely voters ages 18 to 29 (51%) and 30 to 44 (49%), compared to those 45 to 64 (37%) and likely voters who ages 65 and older (26%), the survey showed. — Terry Collins, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026 Americans ages 50 and older are especially likely to say the attacks affected them personally. — Linley Sanders, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 For the flu vaccine this season, the federal government is sticking to its recommendations from last virus season that everyone ages 6 months and older get flu vaccines. — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026 Her listeners may be onto something—by 2030, demographers expect that 45 percent of women ages 25-44 will be single. — Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026 For the first time this year, people ages 50 and older will be able to get a new kind of flu shot that uses the same mRNA technology as the COVID vaccines. — Rob Stein, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026 Time Out Youth serves LGBTQ young people ages 13 to 24 in Charlotte and surrounding communities. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ages

Noun

Cazares begins most days at sunrise and works construction or as a day laborer throughout the city and suburbs.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
On Thursday, the judge ordered the Kennedy Center to provide 30 days' notice before making any major physical changes to the building, including demolishing it.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of days

Verb

As the plot progresses, there are constant digs at Google Maps and Apple Maps for conceding to Trump’s order.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Bioethicists and philosophers actively monitor the welfare and cognitive state of the animals as the research progresses.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of progresses

Noun

Denim is currently in a vintage revival period, favoring heritage styles and fits associated with eras like the ‘90s.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
With one franchise leader gone and another diminished, a Red Wings era — and arguably multiple eras — has ended.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of eras

Noun

But Caminero — who is only 23 years old — was the first repeat performer, winning unanimously both times.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Flag football in this category is played 5-on-5, and for each team, there are always 3 athletes to 2 partners on the field at all times.

— Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 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

General Motors Anderson sees design and human ingenuity falling into three main epochs, beginning with thousands of years of empirical design that saw creators largely mimicking nature, building and testing models, and advancing from there—slowly, expensively, and narrowly focused.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2026
Other lines of circumstantial evidence also suggest shockingly large objects roamed the early epochs of our solar system.

— Jenna Ahart, Scientific American, 9 June 2026