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

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

But many eye creams simply hydrate without any real anti-aging benefits, and searching for a star formula can get pricey fast. — Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 25 Sep. 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

Someone researching the best anti-aging cream for their needs can identify the active associated with firmness, look at the available evidence, and see how Okoaskin describes the finished formula. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

There was a moment where there were anti-aging products, and then that category was renamed and recast. — Sophia Panych, Allure, 10 Sep. 2026

Tea’s anti-aging properties can vary depending on how much it is fermented (processed). — Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2026

Verb

Jaguar’s customers were also aging, and its competition—previously BMW, Mercedes, Lexus, Audi, and the like—were going electric, too. — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026

The deals extend to hair and makeup, with discounts on everything from gentle shampoos to serums for thinning hair to creamy lip liners, primers, and complexion products that are especially friendly to aging skin. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026

The line, which will replace truck convoys and an aging freight track, is expected to cut transport costs by $40 million annually. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Brain disease in dogs and people Our work on aging dogs all began with a desire to develop better treatments for dementia. — Julie Moreno, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026

The film stars Cruise as an aging oil tycoon whose drilling operations trigger a catastrophic climate change disaster. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

In some parts of the country, dangerous sinkholes are opening as aging, abandoned mine infrastructure erodes beneath communities, roads and public lands. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Marc Maron plays a dying aging actor who becomes obsessed with landing a spot in the In Memoriam reel at the Oscars. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Many older adults turn to glucosamine to manage aging joints, but for individuals with mild cognitive impairment, the supplement could be linked to faster progression to Alzheimer’s disease. — Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026