Synonyms of senior citizens

senior citizens

noun

plural of senior citizen

as in elders

a person of advanced years

more and more senior citizens are living active, rewarding lives

Synonyms & Similar Words

• elders
• adults
• golden-agers
• ancients
• oldsters
• geriatrics
• old-timers
• seniors
• patriarchs
• whitebeards
• dowagers
• grandams
• graybeards
• grown-ups
• beldams
• gaffers
• dotards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• youngsters
• youths
• adolescents
• children
• kids
• minors
• juveniles
• cubs
• kiddies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of senior citizens

Those include loyalty, membership or rewards programs that customers enroll in or if the savings are offered to broad groups of people, such as teachers, military members or senior citizens. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026

Lake Forest will receive state tax credits to help finance the construction of 12 new cottages for local senior citizens. — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Their framework argues that Social Security is primarily an anti-poverty program for senior citizens. — Jessica Riedl, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

Like many nations, China is facing a generational challenge in the form of 118 million empty-nest senior citizens who might not mind someone’s company—even if that someone periodically receives over-the-air updates. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 2 July 2026

The Abrahamsons are hoping to be among the millions of senior citizens who will become eligible to obtain weight loss drugs through Medicare for the first time in the program’s history. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 29 June 2026

That makes senior citizens one of the fastest growing groups using digital devices. — Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 29 June 2026

It was built to protect vulnerable people, such as senior citizens and individuals with low digital competence, from scam calls that cost big bucks and take a psychological toll. — Lydia T. Blanco, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Karla Radka is the president and CEO of Senior Resource Alliance, the local resource for accessing the many services and programs of the state and federal government, available to senior citizens, their caregivers and family members. — Karla Radka, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026