OLDER Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

older

adjective

as in elderly

being of advanced years and especially past middle age an older woman was the chief librarian for the town

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Adjective

Tamang said her family was able to rush to higher ground, carrying her elderly grandmother with them, but their home was washed away.

— Diaa Hadid, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
The second half of the novel focuses on Alice, an elderly woman who suffers from dementia.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of elderly

Adjective

Nuclear Children follows 18-year-old Isla Sparrow who, after the death of her father in a submarine accident, hopes to escape her grieving family and flee to university.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
But in older adults, the relationship between body weight and health may be more complicated than a number on the scale.

— Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of old

Adjective

Both types of MDs have recommended a slew of SkinBetter Science’s anti-aging products to me, including this eye cream.

— Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 19 Aug. 2026
What the Study Found A team of researchers at Texas A&M University set out to determine whether the NR4A1 receptor plays a role in the anti-aging benefits of coffee.

— Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of aging

Adjective

On June 7, 1945, following Germany’s surrender to the allies in World War Two, Harald, aged 8, returned to Norway with the rest of the royal family and was welcomed by thousands of people on the streets of the capital, Oslo.

— James Frater, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Children aged 4 and below have the highest case-fatality rate of any age group in the outbreak, at 60%, according to available health data.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

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