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

Before middle age, the two main vision disorders are myopia and hyperopia, or nearsightedness and farsightedness. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

Klotho crests in youth before settling in adulthood and dwindling in middle age. — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026

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