Synonyms of middle age

middle age

noun

as in adulthood

the period in a person's life from about age 40 to about age 60

as our generation approaches middle age

When he reached middle age, he became suddenly obsessed with reliving his carefree college years.

Related Words

• adulthood
• maturity
• majority
• midlife
• afternoon
• ripeness
• middle
• evening
• autumn
• winter
• afterlife
• sunset
• twilight
• golden years
• senility
• elderliness
• dotage
• anecdotage
• seniority
• oldness

Dissimilar Words

• youth
• adolescence
• springtime

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of middle age

The research, published Wednesday in the journal Neurology Open Access, found that people who avoid three vascular risk factors in middle age — high blood pressure, diabetes and smoking — had about 13 more dementia-free years. — Lily Alvino, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026

People were in middle age at the study’s start, and no one had dementia. — Kathleen Felton, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

But Coresh’s new study of more than 12,400 adults quantified how much the combination of these vascular measures in middle age may have influenced when dementia began to set in. — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026

New research suggests that avoiding three risk factors in middle age — high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking — could give you 13 more dementia-free years later in life. — Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Aug. 2026