OVER-THE-HILL Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

over-the-hill

adjective

ˌō-vər-ṯẖə-ˈhil

as in older

being of advanced years and especially past middle age the overwhelming majority of that rock band's fans are over-the-hill baby boomers on a nostalgia trip

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Recent Examples of over-the-hill In Season 1, Owen Wilson stars as Pryce Cahill, who goes by the nickname Stick, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago. —

Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 May 2026 The value of superstars Matthews and Nylander aren’t over-the-hill stars either. —

Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026 Dennis Quaid and Esai Morales show up briefly as a sergeant major and a first sergeant, respectively, who try to persuade No. 81 to withdraw his over-the-hill ass from the Ranger program. —

Chris Klimek, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026 Robert Duvall played over-the-hill country singer Mac Sledge in Tender Mercies. —

Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Feb. 2026 Mike lives a lonely life seemingly devoid of any interiority, working for an over-the-hill crime boss known as Money (Nick Nolte), whom Mike has managed to piss off with his less-than-spotless latest burglary. —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2026 Catherine was the queen of self-abusing, hard-living, and heading-over-the-hill entertainment veterans — women who were trapped behind a façade of slick showbiz tics that barely covered the active volcano of psychosis bubbling right under their surface. —

Merrill Markoe, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026 Tom Basden, who co-wrote the script with Tim Key, plays an over-the-hill rock star who unknowingly is paired with his bitter ex-partner, played by Carey Mulligan, for a private concert on a remote Welsh island. —

Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Dec. 2025

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The Wall Street wine guys of the eighties, now elderly, seem to be pulling the ladder up behind them.

— Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The scam that starts with a Google search of your name may end with a call to your elderly parent or a text to your adult child.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026