NONAGENARIAN Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

nonagenarian

adjective

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as in octogenarian

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Recent Examples of nonagenarian In her 1974 novel The Hearing Trumpet, a nonagenarian vegetarian heroine named Marian rebels against patriarchal institutions. — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The Venice Film Festival will pay tribute to nonagenarian Italian director Tinto Brass at its upcoming edition with a pre-opening screening of his London-shot 1967 pop thriller Deadly Sweet starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and Ewa Aulin. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 June 2026 He and Chen are joined by New York bassist David Wong and Los Angeles drummer Roy McCurdy, whose induction into the nonagenarian club comes November 28. — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 25 June 2026 In other interviews, the nonagenarian Oscar winner has reflected more broadly on motherhood and work-life balance. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 23 June 2026 But some doubt that the nonagenarian Castro, who turns 95 in June, will ever be brought to justice in the United States. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026 The nonagenarian daughter of a doctor born into slavery, celebrating the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. — Carol Quillen, Time, 21 Feb. 2026 This isn’t the first snap of the nonagenarian star with Raisin Bran to surface this week. — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026 That summer saw the Rio Olympics and a particularly spectacular Trooping the Colour as the nation gathered to toast to Her Majesty's nonagenarian milestone. — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026

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The octogenarian filmmaker, best known for his collaborations with Scorsese on other classics such as Raging Bull and The Last Temptation Of Christ, is showing no signs of slowing down.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Of course, this horrid wave of diarrhea-inflicting illness wasn’t dumped from the sky by a crown-sporting octogenarian president zooming around in a fighter jet.

— Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of octogenarian

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Did anyone suggest that, for a septuagenarian with many months of shows ahead around the world, including two homecoming runs through Canada, leaving the ground might not be the best idea?

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Directed by Bai Xue, the crowd-pleasing drama, released in China last month, stars Yeoh as a septuagenarian who discovers a late-life gift for speedcubing, or competitive puzzle-solving.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of septuagenarian

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Shown from above, the camera steadily encroaching like the angel of death itself, is an elderly woman in a hospital bed.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026
Wilver Blanco, 42, was shot in 2024 after police responded to a report of man seen chasing an elderly man around with a knife, possibly while under the influence of drugs.

— Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of elderly

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Ziad Asghar, Qualcomm’s senior vice president of wearables, believes AI use is likely to be experienced through a myriad of devices.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
In other cases, two senior anti-Balaka leaders were convicted in July 2025 on multiple counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of senior

Adjective

Its contents range from 19th-century anti-aging pills, to biologist Charles Darwin’s walking stick, to striking nude self-portraits by then-sexagenarian British photographer John Coplans.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Who knew if these roles were flukes — one-offs, novelties — or if Jerry Adler would defy the odds stacked up against any actor, much less a sexagenarian new to the game, and continue to find work in his newfound profession.

— Howard Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025

Definition of sexagenarian

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