CENTENARIAN Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

centenarian

adjective

Definition of centenarian

as in octogenarian

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Recent Examples of centenarian Genes don't completely determine your lifespan, but having a parent hit the centenarian mark helps. — Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026 Japan's centenarian population has grown substantially since the government began tracking it. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 There were 153 people aged 100 or older in Japan when centenarian surveys began in 1963. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 Lally has been named as one of 48 centenarian ambassadors still alive today who were born in Ireland between 1920 and 1926 and whose names appear on the official census records that were released by the Irish National Archives in April. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026 Healthy habits, like those in the centenarian survey, can bolster longevity by reducing the forces that age us, such as chronic inflammation, blood vessel damage, mitochondrial decline, muscle loss, and stress, Weiss said. — Kristen Fischer, Health, 11 May 2026 Italy consistently ranks among the countries with the highest life expectancy, and Sardinia is recognized as a Blue Zone region — one of a handful of places in the world with notable centenarian populations. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026 Italy ranks among the highest life expectancy countries globally, and Sardinia is recognized as a Blue Zone region with notable centenarian populations. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026 Just because their deaths make for good local news fodder doesn’t mean that most of us have a special fascination with these centenarian record-holders. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026

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The octogenarian filmmaker, best known for his collaborations with Scorsese on other classics such as Raging Bull and The Last Temptation Of Christ, is showing no signs of slowing down.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Of course, this horrid wave of diarrhea-inflicting illness wasn’t dumped from the sky by a crown-sporting octogenarian president zooming around in a fighter jet.

— Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of octogenarian

Adjective

In her 1974 novel The Hearing Trumpet, a nonagenarian vegetarian heroine named Marian rebels against patriarchal institutions.

— Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
The Venice Film Festival will pay tribute to nonagenarian Italian director Tinto Brass at its upcoming edition with a pre-opening screening of his London-shot 1967 pop thriller Deadly Sweet starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and Ewa Aulin.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 June 2026

Definition of nonagenarian

Adjective

Did anyone suggest that, for a septuagenarian with many months of shows ahead around the world, including two homecoming runs through Canada, leaving the ground might not be the best idea?

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Directed by Bai Xue, the crowd-pleasing drama, released in China last month, stars Yeoh as a septuagenarian who discovers a late-life gift for speedcubing, or competitive puzzle-solving.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of septuagenarian

Adjective

But in recent weeks, hundreds, if not thousands, of immigrants — babies, children and elderly adults included — have waited for hours outside its doors to attend routine hearings.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Among those killed were 12 children, five women, two men and two elderly people, the ministry said.

— Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of elderly

Adjective

The senior House Democrat became a kingmaker for Biden by giving him momentum heading into Super Tuesday after Biden’s poor showing in the first three states.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Poon is senior project manager at HKIFF Industry and has appeared as a juror and speaker across international festivals and markets.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of senior

Adjective

Luckily, my job involves investigating which anti-aging products are worth buying, and right now, my focus is on Eight Saints Up the Anti Night Cream.

— Melony Forcier, InStyle, 10 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

Definition of aging

Adjective

Its contents range from 19th-century anti-aging pills, to biologist Charles Darwin’s walking stick, to striking nude self-portraits by then-sexagenarian British photographer John Coplans.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Who knew if these roles were flukes — one-offs, novelties — or if Jerry Adler would defy the odds stacked up against any actor, much less a sexagenarian new to the game, and continue to find work in his newfound profession.

— Howard Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025

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