OLDISH Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

oldish

adjective

Definition of oldish

as in older

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Recent Examples of oldish Most of us travelling correspondents were youngish reporters from oldish outlets, wearing blue button-downs and carrying notebooks in the back pockets of our Bonobos. — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025 Almost all were sort of oldish homes; this wasn’t an area with huge three-plus million dollar house. — Ali MacGraw, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025 There aren’t just new movies and shows, but an array of old (and oldish) classics. — Don Steinberg and Chris Kornelis, WSJ, 1 Apr. 2020 The all-purpose reply is designed to disarm oldish people who dispense condescension dressed up as wisdom. — Molly Roberts, The Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2019

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Adjective

Patterson invited the parents of her estranged husband and their two elderly friends to lunch in July 2024.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
He was slated to start community college in the fall and had spent the last several months working as a caregiver in an elderly living center.

— Laurie Perez, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of elderly

Adjective

The key is to avoid the over-the-hill gang, as the Heat initially fielded with the likes of Zydrunas Ilgasukas and Mike Bibby.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
This week, an over-the-hill Kevin Hart, (pickleball) court battles, and Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (and its related series), among others, demand your attention.

— Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Definition of over-the-hill

Adjective

It’s currently estimated that approximately 60% of water that travels through Puerto Rico’s geriatric pipes is lost due to leaks and other infrastructural issues, Navarro mentioned.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Kiggans is a former Navy helicopter pilot who also worked as a geriatric nurse.

— Sophia Mandt, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of geriatric

Adjective

So when the 36-year-old was pronounced dead in a South Carolina apartment on Sunday, shock and grief stretched around the world.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree Robotics saw its shares jump as much as 629% during its Wednesday market debut in Shanghai—an eye-popping rally that pushed 36-year-old chairman and CEO Wang Xingxing’s net worth to $16 billion.

— Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of old

Adjective

The Eye Brightening and Depuffing Anti-Aging Concentrate formula is a new-and-improved version of the anti-aging serum-hybrid.

— Tessa Petak, InStyle, 14 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

Some cells even grow senescent, forgetting how to replicate at all.

— T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
In Coconut Grove, Martin and Terra built or co-developed three big high-rise luxury condo projects — seven towers in all — that, while controversial among many residents, helped resuscitate what had been a senescent village center.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026

Definition of senescent

Adjective

Rezaei was named this month as part of senior appointments widely seen as hardening Tehran’s political and military stance.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Rezaei was a senior commander during the war with Iraq in the 1980s — a foundational moment in the creation of the Islamic Republic.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of senior

Adjective

The young partier who witnessed the shooting from a passing car appears on the stand as a modestly dressed, middle-aged woman.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Arday, once hailed as Cambridge’s youngest Black professor, was found dead, aged 41, in London last Friday, days after resigning from his post.

— Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of aged

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