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

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 The island’s permanent Art House invites guests—of all ages—to get creative on canvas or pottery with the guidance of its resident artist. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026 The roughly 50-question survey ran between March 31 and April 20 and was filled out by 4,306 parents of children ages 5 and under in all school districts across the city. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 Fleet Fest, located in front of the Sky Star Wheel, will feature live music, local food vendors, and a variety of entertainment for all ages. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people receive two doses of the MMR vaccine, the first at ages 12 to 15 months and the second between 4 and 6 years old. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 Standard tickets are $8 for ages 10 and older and $3 for children ages 4-9. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 FluMist is also another option, which instead of injection form, is a live influenza vaccine nasal spray for people ages 2 to 49 years old and contains egg proteins. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Verb

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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ages

Noun

However, its three questions asked whether people consider the chatbot a friend, are polite to it, and miss it after a few days.

— Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026
On rainy days and sunny days alike, this is a worthwhile place to come nerd out.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of days

Verb

As the day progresses and the vibe moves from business to pleasure, guests drift out to the outdoor terrace at La Lo La Rooftop with panoramic vistas, twinkling festoon lighting, and a menu of tapas and cocktails.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
But that’s largely due to the aural sensation provided by the voices, which become more powerful and prominent as the film progresses, dragging Jamal down with them.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of progresses

Noun

That one’s about spirits from different eras who were forced to cohabitate mostly alone until a living human couple moved into their mansion.

— Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Each of these vehicles is considered to among the best performance vehicles of their eras.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of eras

Verb

The new method instead grows the crystals separately and transfers them onto the chip afterward.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
But, especially as your business grows, working with scrap paper and Excel spreadsheets can be time-consuming and error-prone.

— Carson Brunson, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of grows

Noun

Some experts point to worsening public health since the 2008 financial crisis, citing factors such as growing obesity, long hospital waiting times, the cost-of-living crisis and other social causes.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026
Using accounting as an example, Ladish said the AI is given tens of thousands of accounting problems to solve through trial and error, repeating them millions of times across thousands of parallel training runs.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 3 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