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

His effortless confidence and surprising tact with women of all ages continually subvert what audiences (and his father Hank) think of him. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 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 And while the brand still works with ambassadors of all ages, it’s shifted focused in the last two years to build relevance with the all-important and discerning Gen Z. — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026 Researchers from Australia and Spain looked at 1approximately 70, 000 adults between ages 40 and 69. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 As before, people 75 and older are recommended to get a one-time RSV vaccine, as are people ages 50 to 74 who are at higher risk. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026 Heder didn’t want to disrupt the schooling of her two young children, ages 10 and 12, and has become too enmeshed in the area to want to leave it. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 For families For guests of all ages, Peter Island is just pure and simple fun. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 Museum tours cost $10 for adults and $5 for youth ages 6-17, according to the boat's website. — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Verb

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 Students ages 14 to 16 will be allowed to use AI cautiously under teacher supervision, while those ages 17 to 19 will be taught to use the technology in preparation for higher education and work. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 With voters ages 50+, Rogers took a nine-percentage point lead over El-Sayed at 52% to 43%. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 Another survey released this month by CNBC found nearly half of Americans ages 18-34 hold favorable or very favorable views of democratic socialism. — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ages

Noun

Usually a cold front blows through a few days before the dove season opener.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
Having both arrived just a few days ago, these were good starts, but of course more is expected.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of days

Verb

As the season progresses, with more data, the rankings should look more and more accurate.

— Austin Mock, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
But as the season progresses, those crises compound, drawing in the expanding cast of characters and making Russ’s untenable situation harder to contain.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of progresses

Noun

Few eras of Greek history compare to the ancient times that the country has become so synonymous with—the cinematic fables of Odysseus, comic-book lore of Leonidas, and philosophic creeds of Socrates are ever-present in pop culture.

— Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
This continues as one of the best design eras for the iPhone Pro series.

— Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of eras

Noun

Like essentially every other team, the Tigers pay close attention to pitchers’ times to the plate and catcher pop times to second base.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Winter Springs was whistled for 14 penalties for 135 yards, and Hagerty was flagged 12 times for 125 yards.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 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