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

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

Like much of the show, the season’s details of middle age came from conversations Tropper heard around him during his years among Westchester’s ultrarich — many of them in the sauna or steam room. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

The tale begins with a successful novelist in late middle age boarding a train after a publishing event. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

So, why would Sabato want to keep taking punches in his middle age? — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026