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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Noun

The panel endorsed the drugmaker’s request for traditional approval for the vaccine in adults ages 50 to 64 and accelerated approval for adults 65 and older, which requires further trials to prove clinical benefit. — Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 As of late, celebrities of all ages have made a convincing case for low-rise jeans. — Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 6 Aug. 2026 On Thursday, vaccine maker Moderna announced that its flu shot, mRNA-1010, aka mFLUSIVA, had earned approval for use in all adults ages 50 and up. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026 Within museum walls, visitors encounter not only objects and displays but one another — people of all ages, speaking different languages, from different parts of the world, from all socioeconomic levels, races, religions and experiences. — Ronald Leopold, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 Both of those individuals, ages 20 and 17, were detained and charged with trespassing, police said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026 The National Sleep foundation recommends 7 to 9 hours of nightly sleep for adults ages 18 to 64. — Mark Marino, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026 Segal added that the show's humor connects with audiences of all ages. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Fightland feels incongruously sanitized throughout, without actually being appropriate (or engaging) for all ages. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

Verb

What the study found The six-month clinical trial followed the 47 women ages 50 to 79. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 July 2026 Children ages 4 to 11 are invited to make crafts using a variety of supplies, such as yarn, paper, scissors, glue, paint, stickers and more. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 27 July 2026 Out of an average of five hours and 10 minutes of leisure and sports time per day, people ages 15 and older spend an average of about two and a half hours watching TV, and another 37 minutes on activities like video games and social media. — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 23 July 2026 Deloitte research found that consumers ages 18 to 34 are more likely than older generations to question the need for vehicle ownership. — Zoriy Birenboym, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Children ages 6-11, in the early elementary years, are still developing socially. — Elizabeth Dowdell, Fortune, 15 July 2026 Children ages 3 to 9 can get either one-day, one-park tickets or one-day Park Hopper passes for $50. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Drivers ages 21-34 represented the highest percentage (48%) of impaired drivers involved in fatal crashes during this period. — Aaa - Mountain Group, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026 Some 14% of older adults in the United States — and 21% of women ages 50 to 64 — are now clinically addicted to ultraprocessed foods, according to the Yale Food Addiction Scale. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 17 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ages

Noun

Colt’s father, Colin Gray, was sentenced to 15 years in prison two days later, as his lawyer announced plans to appeal.

— Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Four accounts across four services were involved, and Hugging Face’s forensic timeline documents 17,600 distinct actions across four days.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of days

Noun

In the end, the matchup felt like two eras colliding between two different franchises.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
The subtle crime drama is filled with locations and characters that evoke the city’s rich history, documenting the passage of time while exploring what made its past eras so great.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of eras

Verb

How cricket grows in America will not be determined by sponsorship money alone, or broadcast deals, or the size of the diaspora.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Building fuel capacity The company says the additional acreage will be important as demand for advanced reactor technology grows in the US and allied markets.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of grows

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Another study published by the CDC in March 2022 showed that unvaccinated adults were 12 times more likely to be hospitalized than those who had received an initial series and booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
One of the loveliest times of day is in the morning when sun streams through the windows that look out onto the street.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 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

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