MIDDLE AGES Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

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.

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Recent Examples of middle age Researchers found that adults with higher vitamin D levels at the start of the study had lower levels of tau protein on brain scans taken later in middle age, according to findings published in the journal Neurology Open Access. —

Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Apr. 2026 Gadiano worked in the fields off and on from childhood into middle age. —

Kerry Klein, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026 The interviewer is an unnamed writer in early middle age, the usual Lerner proxy. —

Giles Harvey, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026 Studies suggest that starting in middle age, nerve cells in the locus coeruleus may get damaged by tau buildup, and that damage may correlate with declines in memory. —

Elizabeth Riley, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for middle age

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Noun

Childhood memories tend to stick into adulthood.

— Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Bullied at school, meek Niall (played by Mitchell Robertson in his youth and Jamie Bell in adulthood) lost his father as a young boy.

— Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026