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dotage

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of dotage

the state or period of mental decline that typically accompanies old age

  • he's now in that stage of his dotage where he has trouble remembering the simplest things
Synonyms of dotage

caducity, second childhood, senility
Words Related to dotage

anility

decrepitude, feebleness, infirmity

geezerhood, senectitude, senescence

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