GRAYBEARD Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

graybeard

noun

Definition of graybeard

as in oldster

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Recent Examples of graybeard Sixteen years into the experiment, Twitter is a graybeard by internet years and by corporate standards. — Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022 While Diener is the graybeard of the team, 24-year-old Sacar Anim is the youngest. — Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 20 July 2022 Tom Hanks, who became a star in 1984 with Splash, is now doing avuncular, graybeard roles. — Kyle Smith, National Review, 1 June 2022 The Braves invited 25 non-roster players to spring training and Kipnis is not the only graybeard with a resume. — Ray Glier, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021 See All Example Sentences for graybeard

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Noun

Enough with the oldsters, what about those kids?

— Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
With each passing day, its oldster cast — including Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, and Geena Davis — is closer to the grave.

— Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026

Definition of oldster

Noun

Cliven Bundy, the family patriarch, rallied hundreds of supporters to block the roundup of his cattle, sparking a days long armed standoff between law enforcement and the Bundy group near the town of Bunkerville, outside of Las Vegas.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Over one night they’re blamed, hunted, and driven apart by their differing belief systems, while the killer, Jacob (James Van Der Beek), the community’s charismatic pastor and de facto patriarch, closes in.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of patriarch

Noun

Something, oh, like a roly-poly, 73-year-old manager tumbling ass over teakettle, as the old-timers say, when a bat thrown by Vladimir Guerrero clipped his left hip.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 13 July 2026
The three-wheelers are a far cry from the old-timers that only a year ago cruised the streets spewing clouds of black smoke.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026

Definition of old-timer

Noun

The hospital complex in San Francisco was ranked top nationally in several specialties as well, including geriatrics, pulmonology — the treatment of respiratory conditions — and lung surgery.

— Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
The report rated hospital performance in 14 specialties or specialty areas, ranging from cancer to geriatrics to urology.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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