Synonyms for aging
- adjective
- noun
- American English
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Becoming elderly.
The aging artist could no longer steadily hold the brush.
- n. 1
The process of becoming older or more mature.
Related words
- Other spellings
- ageing UK
Forms
- Plural
- agings → senescences, ripenings…
Example sentences
- senescent The senescent man wandered away from the nursing home.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| aging | steady | |
| senescent | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- old1
- 8 letters
- ripening3
- 9 letters
- senescent
- 10 letters
- senescence3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ripening3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- vieillissant