Synonyms of elderly

elderly

adjective

ˈel-dər-lē 

as in older

being of advanced years and especially past middle age

elderly people who stay active are usually the healthiest and the happiest

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of elderly

Evelyn Smith, Dana's elderly mother, lived in a nearby retirement community, Ireland said. — CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Jones applied through the nonprofit New York Foundation for Senior Citizens (NYFSC) and was matched with an elderly woman who owns a home in Jamaica, Queens. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

The bacteria can cause illnesses that could be fatal for children younger than 5, elderly people or people with weakened or compromised immune systems. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

About one-fifth of Florida’s impoverished elderly people live in the county, state records show. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026