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

That’s the message from a new AARP survey of American voters, with a focus on women ages 50 and over. —

Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026 The Ski & Ride School offers group and private lessons for all ages, with age-specific kids’ programs, camps, and adaptive instruction. —

Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026 The study included adults ages 26 to 58, suggesting brain benefits start in early and midlife. —

Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 16 Feb. 2026 Students of all ages, ranging from 11 to 88, began the term on campus and in virtual classrooms. —

Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026 Athletic male or female actors, ages 18-26, to play young Marines. —

Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026 Innings Festival 2026 is an all-ages event. —

Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 16 Feb. 2026 The first 10,000 children ages 14 years and under will be handed a lunch box. —

Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026 Reviewers of all ages swear by the powerful Medicube serum. —

Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026

Verb

For instance, the nature of the ghost was very different in Morrison’s plan for the books—Beloved was to be a wise-cracking haint who ages slower than humans and was meant to reappear in the second two novels set in later periods. —

Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026 Children ages 6-14 to be guests. —

Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026 Overall, just 35% of women ages 50-64 said the economy is working well for them personally, compared with 47% of women 65 and over. —

Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026 Financial stress is affecting more middle-income consumers ages 45 to 60, who can no longer borrow to fund their lifestyle, Croxson said. —

Sharon Epperson,stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026 In the film, Fennell introduces younger versions of Cathy and Heathcliff (played by Charlotte Mellington and Owen Cooper), then ages the characters up. —

Ellise Shafer, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026 In Pennsylvania, people ages 55 to 64, the group with the highest premiums, and young people 26 to 34 are terminating their coverage in higher numbers than other age groups, state data shows. —

Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026 Women ages 45–64 made up the majority of new participants. —

Angela Yang, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026 By crunching data from millions of monthly payroll records for workers in jobs with exposure to generative AI, the authors concluded that workers ages 22 to 25—the canaries—have seen about a 13 percent decline in employment since late 2022. —

Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ages

Noun

Winter weather alerts are in effect across parts of California, Nevada and Oregon ahead of two systems expected in the coming days.

— Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Yamil Lage | Afp | Getty Images An annual cigar festival in Cuba's capital city of Havana, which had been due to take place over five days in late February, has been suspended until further notice due to a worsening economic crisis.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026