CODGER Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

codger

noun

ˈkä-jər

Definition of codger

as in eccentric

a person of odd or whimsical habits just an old codger who never harmed anyone

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Recent Examples of codger But what was served up were stale, pale sketches that seemed to have been exhumed from some old codger’s book of gags from 19 bloody 50! — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026 My job was to conceptualize and oversee a luncheon for fifty of these luminaries—with the help of a woozy codger standing in front of me. — Literary Hub, 24 Oct. 2025 Popular culture’s usual parade of toothless codgers and crones increasingly seemed obsolete. — Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024 Otto is also suicidal — something A Man Called Otto never sufficiently dramatizes, cheapening the codger’s despair as the film prepares for the feel-good ending to come. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024 Most residents can recite Arizona's 5 C's that have long been driven the state economy — copper, citrus, codgers and cactus candy. — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2024

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Noun

The public reckonings with these figures’ legacies—the troubled former child star gone too soon, the beloved icon, the cult favorite, the complicated eccentric—have come in a cascade.

— Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Make sure to practice a full range of motion with these and emphasize the eccentric (the way down) part of the movement for maximal time under tension and muscle-building stimulus.

— Jakob Roze, HEALTH, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of eccentric

Noun

That dichotomy surely reflected, consciously or not on Schubert’s part, the circumstances of his life and contradictions of his character.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Row 34 is exceptional for its updates to New England seafood that revise original classics without losing their character.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of character

Noun

In the ever more precarious world of academia, the neck of the principled luddite crank might be particularly attractive when institutions swing the axe in the next round of layoffs.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
In 2022, a group calling itself the America First SOS Coalition endorsed a slate of cranks and quacks who ran for secretary of state in 14 states, including the presidential battlegrounds of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada and Wisconsin.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of crank

Noun

The production’s winking tone blunts some of the original’s tear-jerking climax, yet its intact happy ending offers a surprisingly comforting vision of survival in an age of constant crises.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The new camera is designed to look like it was pulled directly from the 2000s (rather than the ’80s look of the original), with metallic silver and bubblegum pink options among the blind box shells.

— Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of original

Noun

Magnesium turns up in green leafy vegetables, nuts, seeds, dark chocolate and whole grains.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026
Millions of people live in or near bear habitat across the Rockies, where widespread drought has reduced supplies of nuts, berries and plants that bears eat.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of nut

Noun

Halaena can tell that something’s up with mummy, but that kook’s never been too concerned with matters of court.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026
After Kent’s resignation, Republican hawks denounced him as a kook and a traitor to the cause, without touching on the delicate question of why Trump appointed such a disreputable figure in the first place.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026

Definition of kook

Noun

Such questions, in fact, may not be the right ones to ask about the man variously described as a teacher, philosopher, maverick mystic, and enlightened person.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
For Jia, who has watched generations of Chinese talents develop in a variety of ways, his hope is for these Chinese mavericks playing in America to stay.

— Fred He, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of maverick

Noun

Fewer teams, no travel ball weirdos, and kids that want to actually be there to learn and get better without losing a spot to some kid who’s parents sign them up to play the bare minimum to qualify for the LL tournaments.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Wrestling can attract lonely 20-somethings, misunderstood outsiders, and creative weirdos.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026

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