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senescence

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Synonyms and Antonyms of senescence

technical + formal the state of being old or the process of becoming old

premature senescence

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of senescence

anecdotage, anility, caducity, dotage, second childhood, senility

age, agedness, ancientness, elderliness, maturity

feebleness, infirmity

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of senescence

freshness, prime, youthfulness

adolescence, immaturity, juvenility, minority, nonage

youngness, youth

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