SEPTUAGENARIAN Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

septuagenarian

adjective

Definition of septuagenarian

as in octogenarian

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Recent Examples of septuagenarian Did anyone suggest that, for a septuagenarian with many months of shows ahead around the world, including two homecoming runs through Canada, leaving the ground might not be the best idea? — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026 Directed by Bai Xue, the crowd-pleasing drama, released in China last month, stars Yeoh as a septuagenarian who discovers a late-life gift for speedcubing, or competitive puzzle-solving. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026 The obfuscation extends beyond the septuagenarian and octogenarian set. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 Undermanned in the middle and inadequately equipped on the back end, Holland, a septuagenarian with four Stanley Cup rings, will have to earn every word of his reputation this summer. — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 28 June 2026 Shudder’s French septuagenarian spy pic Reflection in a Dead Diamond then took home the Gotham for Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast or Streaming. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 1 June 2026 Bookended by voiceover narration drawn straight from Ernaux’s novel, delivered by a septuagenarian version of the writer performed by Valérie Dréville, the film primarily tells the story of Annie at 17 (Barthélemy) in the summer of 1958. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 17 May 2026 Scott Quigley, a loyal minion of yet another septuagenarian Democrat hack DA, Marian Ryan of Middlesex County. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026 Jeremy Corbyn, the septuagenarian British leftist, who had already arrived in Havana by plane, met with high-ranking Communist Party officials in the presidential palace. — Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for septuagenarian

Adjective

The octogenarian filmmaker, best known for his collaborations with Scorsese on other classics such as Raging Bull and The Last Temptation Of Christ, is showing no signs of slowing down.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Of course, this horrid wave of diarrhea-inflicting illness wasn’t dumped from the sky by a crown-sporting octogenarian president zooming around in a fighter jet.

— Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of octogenarian

Adjective

In her 1974 novel The Hearing Trumpet, a nonagenarian vegetarian heroine named Marian rebels against patriarchal institutions.

— Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
The Venice Film Festival will pay tribute to nonagenarian Italian director Tinto Brass at its upcoming edition with a pre-opening screening of his London-shot 1967 pop thriller Deadly Sweet starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and Ewa Aulin.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 June 2026

Definition of nonagenarian

Adjective

So, for example, 4 NAZA would mean four other people killed — women, children, elderly, the term doesn’t differentiate.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
In the film, Efira plays Marie-Lou, who runs a care facility outside Paris and pushes for gentler treatment of its elderly residents.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of elderly

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Its contents range from 19th-century anti-aging pills, to biologist Charles Darwin’s walking stick, to striking nude self-portraits by then-sexagenarian British photographer John Coplans.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Who knew if these roles were flukes — one-offs, novelties — or if Jerry Adler would defy the odds stacked up against any actor, much less a sexagenarian new to the game, and continue to find work in his newfound profession.

— Howard Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025

Definition of sexagenarian

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The former England youth and then 10-time senior Ghana international is still only 25 and has over 100 games of Premier League experience with Chelsea and Brighton.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The company officially opened the new Austin Innovation Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Silicon Labs senior leaders and employees, as well as representatives from the State of Texas.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of senior

Adjective

Lally has been named as one of 48 centenarian ambassadors still alive today who were born in Ireland between 1920 and 1926 and whose names appear on the official census records that were released by the Irish National Archives in April.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
Healthy habits, like those in the centenarian survey, can bolster longevity by reducing the forces that age us, such as chronic inflammation, blood vessel damage, mitochondrial decline, muscle loss, and stress, Weiss said.

— Kristen Fischer, Health, 11 May 2026

Definition of centenarian

Adjective

Luckily, my job involves investigating which anti-aging products are worth buying, and right now, my focus is on Eight Saints Up the Anti Night Cream.

— Melony Forcier, InStyle, 10 Sep. 2026
Someone researching the best anti-aging cream for their needs can identify the active associated with firmness, look at the available evidence, and see how Okoaskin describes the finished formula.

— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

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