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

Access is included with standard garden admission, which costs $18 for adults, $14 for seniors or students and $8 for children ages 3 to 12. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 The subscription-less console comes with seven games designed for groups of players ages 6 and up, which mostly resemble classic arcade games. — Kevin Cortez, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 The park’s new features include a plaza, picnic pavilion, a BMX skills course spanning 10,000 to 14,000 square feet for all ages, redesigned playground and splash pad. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 For voters ages 18 to 69, photo identification must be current or expired no more than four years. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Lean In says the free program is designed for girls ages 11-15 and can be used in schools and community organizations. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Now, lung cancer screening is recommended for adults ages 50 to 80 who have smoked at least one pack per day for 20 years, current smokers and former smokers who quit smoking within the last 15 years. — Estelamari Rodriguez, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026 The gift targets kids ages 11 to 17 in lower-income areas, with extra emphasis on those near the couple’s central Texas home. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Still, people of all ages should continue to be offered education and safe spaces for healing, Layden said. — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026

Verb

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 In a Cato Institute poll published in December 2025, 27% of Americans ages 30 to 64 supported reducing future benefits, compared with 53% of those under 30 and 36% of those 65 and older. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ages

Noun

There is a possibility of being stranded on Hatteras Island for multiple days.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026
Trump personally signed the legislation just last month and his move came just two days before a deadline set in the law itself for its implementation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of days

Verb

As the movie progresses, Fielder and the audience must question whether and how they’re being deceived.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
As the film progresses and the paths of the three protagonists cross in one way or another, the timbres and instrumental approach also begin to blend.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of progresses

Noun

Refree, who is one of Variety’s 10 artisans to watch, tied his instrumentation to the characters rather than the eras.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
While old shipwrecks in the area aren’t uncommon, most have dated to roughly 2,000 to 1,500 years ago, during the Roman or Byzantine eras.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of eras

Noun

But a few times in recent years, Hollins, a veterinarian, tricked Jonathan and slid a cotton swab into the giant tortoise's mouth to get a saliva sample.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Reduce Sugar Load From Pomegranate Juice At 32 grams per serving, pomegranate juice contains nearly four times as much sugar as tomato juice.

— MD Published, Verywell Health, 17 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

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