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aged adj.
long in the tooth adj.
old adj.
aging n.

ADJECTIVE

aged

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elderly

STRONG

ancient antediluvian antiquated antique gray oldie shot worn

WEAK

age-old been around creaky moth-eaten over the hill passé rusty senescent senior citizen timeworn venerable worse for wear

Antonyms

STRONG

fresh modern new recent up-to-date young

WEAK

unripe youthful

ADJECTIVE

long in the tooth

Synonyms

WEAK

aging getting up in years gray-haired senescent white-haired

ADJECTIVE

old

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aged ancient decrepit elderly gray mature tired venerable

STRONG

fossil senior versed veteran

WEAK

along in years broken down debilitated enfeebled exhausted experienced geriatric gray-haired grizzled hoary impaired inactive infirm matured not young olden oldish over the hill past one's prime seasoned senile skilled superannuated wasted

Antonyms

STRONGEST

new young youthful

STRONG

green inexperienced

WEAK

contemporary current fresh late modern recent up-to-date

NOUN

aging

Synonyms

STRONG

crumbling declining developing fading fermenting maturing mellowing slumping stale waning

WEAK

getting along senescent wearing out

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The flight went on as planned, but these men knew my grandfather and heard that his daughters were getting on the plane.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

They are also fearful of getting on her bad side.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

"There are known risks which are serious enough to be getting on with," Sir Nick Clegg, former head of global affairs at Meta, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Then it stops being a “proxy war” about your nephew and starts being about you two getting on the same page, he adds.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

It feels like my life is finally getting on track.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

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