OLDNESS Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

oldness

noun

Definition of oldness

as in senility

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Recent Examples of oldness Then there were some streaks of about three hundred people identifying the advent of oldness to the early, mid, and late sixties. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

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Noun

Her cause of death was chronic nephritis with senility, according to The Herald News.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026
Then the interview happens, and Thomas is swinging between lucidity and senility, and a million things about their relationship come up, and the fiction records the interview the phone couldn’t capture.

— Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026

Definition of senility

Noun

Brown previously served as chairman, but caucus rules state that seniority resets if a senator leaves and then is reelected.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026
Ashley has grown accustomed to being Gizelle’s principal deputy, but Robyn has no intention of surrendering her seniority, creating a power struggle of sorts.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of seniority

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Duration is a measurement of a bond's price sensitivity to fluctuations in rates, and issues with shorter maturities tend to have lower duration.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
There is no exhaustive review of AI maturity in the industry, but surveys suggest that many companies hit a wall with their pilot projects, leaving them at stage two.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of maturity

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Most people reckoned Graham would continue serving into his dotage before his unexpected death in July of an aortic dissection.

— Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Far from being a sign of dotage, scientists concurred, music practice in old age confers all kinds of cognitive benefits.

— Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026

Definition of dotage

Noun

Depending on the hospital, pediatric units — which are separate from neonatal intensive care units — can serve patients ranging from a few weeks old to well into their teens or early adulthood.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
And even the Radcliffes and Barrymores hardly seem to emerge into adulthood unscathed.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026

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