Synonyms of aging

aging 1 of 2

adjective

variants or ageing

as in older

being of advanced years and especially past middle age

more and more middle-aged adults must care for aging parents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• older
• elderly
• old
• aged
• geriatric
• over-the-hill
• senescent
• ancient
• senior
• long-lived
• of a certain age
• long in the tooth
• octogenarian
• adult
• unyoung
• sexagenarian
• middle-aged
• septuagenarian
• retired
• nonagenarian
• oldish
• venerable
• senile
• centenarian
• superannuated
• doddering
• decrepit
• mature
• patriarchal
• spavined
• grown-up
• pensioned
• matriarchal
• overage
• tottery
• anile

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• young
• youthful
• ageless
• youngish
• adolescent
• juvenile
• immature
• minor
• green
• underage
• inexperienced
• puerile
• raw
• infantile
• preteen
• childish
• childlike
• callow
• babyish
• infantine
• kiddish

aging

2 of 2

verb

variants or ageing

present participle of age

as in growing

to become mature

as your cat ages and becomes less active, you should change her diet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• growing
• progressing
• maturing
• developing
• ripening
• growing up
• flowering
• softening
• evolving
• blossoming
• blooming
• graying
• mellowing
• flourishing
• burgeoning
• unfolding
• opening
• getting along
• advancing
• getting on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deteriorating
• declining
• decaying
• worsening
• degenerating
• drying
• sinking
• fading
• sagging
• drooping
• waning
• weakening
• withering
• wasting (away)
• flagging
• returning
• reverting
• shriveling
• wilting
• regressing
• lapsing
• retrogressing
• backsliding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aging

Adjective

There’s a reason it hasn’t been licensed for use as an anti-aging drug. — Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026

The global market for anti-aging products — including anti-wrinkle creams, plastic surgery and hair restoration — was nearly $78 billion in 2025, according to a study by Precedence Research. — Tom Roland, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2026

Benefits beyond weight loss The drug semaglutide, which is sold as Wegovy and Ozempic, shows many of the same anti-aging benefits, according to new research from drugmaker Novo Nordisk. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Ragkun Retinol Collagen Cream Among the cream’s ingredients are retinol and collagen, the ultimate anti-aging duo. — Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 5 Oct. 2026

About the L’Oréal Paris Revitalift Triple Power Moisturizer As with all Revitalift products, the formula blends a trio of active ingredients to bolster anti-aging benefits. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

This guide to skincare for mature skin covers what can change, what the popular anti-aging ingredients can do, and how a skin care routine can be structured. — Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

SwRI plans to expand the EII to other battery chemistries, cell formats and application areas, while also examining how aging, degradation and thermal management affect interchangeability. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026

Here is what dermatologists, estheticians and skincare researchers say about the ingredient, how to choose a formula that suits midlife skin and the missteps that undercut its anti-aging benefits. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026

Verb

That work will be important for buyers whose existing systems depend on aging applications. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026

But the Chicago Board of Education oversees a $10 billion budget, larger than many big cities, along with aging buildings, ballooning debt and shrinking enrollment. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Robots were already offered up as part of China’s domestic answer to aging, labor shortages, and future care needs. — Ruby Wang, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026

In Elizabeth Jane Howard’s 1950 debut novel The Beautiful Visit, her young protagonist becomes the lady’s companion of an ageing fantasist, Mrs Borders, who fills the hours and every wall and drawer of her house with watercolors. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

The pastor has either abandoned his aging flock or has been murdered, possibly by his wife, Hermana Romie (Evelina Fernández). — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

The boomers, and who gets blamed Coughlin explored the business implications of an aging population in his 2017 book, The Longevity Economy. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026

The average caregiver is 51 years old — almost precisely the age when many women are also navigating menopause, careers, aging parents and children who may still depend on them. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 26 Oct. 2026

The classic free-radical theory of aging, first proposed in the 1950s, held that aging itself resulted from the relentless buildup of ROS in our cells, decade after decade, and the wear and tear this caused. — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026