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

Natural changes in sleep cycles, stress, and medication side effects are among the reasons sleep can get worse in middle age. — Mark Gurarie, Health, 20 June 2026

Well into middle age by then, the former preschoolers’ lives were established, their successes and failures reasonably certain. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026

Half of millennials and a third of Gen Xers still tap the Bank of Mom and Dad ‒ even in middle age and beyond. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 15 June 2026

The first is generational decline, meaning that newer generations are entering middle age while carrying higher risk factors than their predecessors. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026