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Synonyms for aged

  • adjective

Most common

mature decrepit aud

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Older

old, older, senior

2. Decrepit

decrepit, mature, matured, senile, ancient, ripe, grey UK, gray US, superannuated, venerable, hoary, olden, eld, antediluvian, cobwebby rare, cobwebbed rare, eldern rare

Other

patriarchal, aud, unyoung rare

Antonyms

young, new, fresh

All antonyms of aged →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Old.

    I knocked on the door and an aged man opened it.

  2. adj. 2

    Having the age of.

    Aged 18, he had no idea what to do with his life.

Related words

Word family
agedly agedness
Phrases
aged care
Other spellings
agèd

Choose the right word

Aged, New, Old, Modern, Ancient or Recent?

New is opposed to old, modern to ancient, recent to remote, young to old, aged, etc.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • mature I think our son is mature enough to understand it.
  • decrepit I think that his uncle is a decrepit old man.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
agedsteady
maturesteady
decrepitrising
audfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
old1, aud1, eld
4 letters
grey1, gray1, ripe1
5 letters
older2, olden2, hoary2
6 letters
senior2, mature2, senile2, eldern
7 letters
ancient2, matured2, unyoung
8 letters
decrepit3, cobwebby
9 letters
venerable4, cobwebbed
11 letters
patriarchal4
12 letters
antediluvian
13 letters
superannuated

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (older2 = 2 syllables).