UNYOUNG Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

unyoung

adjective

ˌən-ˈyəŋ

Definition of unyoung

as in older

being of advanced years and especially past middle age the park has walking trails that are suitable for both young and unyoung visitors

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Researchers in China found that repeatedly applying gentle pressure to the shinbones of elderly mice improved their strength, coordination, and performance on memory tests.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
Hours earlier, Indiana executed a man for killing two children by setting a house fire in 2010, and in Alabama, a man received the last lethal injection of the day for his conviction in the killing of an elderly man and woman in a home robbery.

— KIM CHANDLER, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of elderly

Adjective

The question is whether emerging science can translate into measurable improvements in skin elasticity and whether those results can be communicated clearly, without turning a complex biological process into the next anti-aging buzzword.

— Amy Francombe, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
There’s a reason it hasn’t been licensed for use as an anti-aging drug.

— Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of aging

Adjective

Kavedza said 161 of the victims were children aged 9 or younger.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
Like Bob Pollard, another classic-rock surrealist, the 43-year-old Hollywell is making the most of a surprise middle-aged career breakthrough by keeping the tape rolling in his home studio at all hours.

— Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of aged

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