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Synonyms for geriatric

Most common

ancient antique ager oldtimer oldster genarian weazen

All synonyms

Noun

Adjective

1. Elderly — elderly, old

elderly, elder, senior US, on in years, hoary, gerontological informal

Other

grey UK, gray US

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An old person.

  2. adj. 1

    Elderly, old.

Forms

Plural
geriatrics → ancients, antiques, agers, badge-coves…

Example sentences

  • ancient The Coliseum was the former arena in ancient Rome.
  • antique Can you tell me where the nearest antique shop is?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
geriatricsteady
ancientrising
antiquerising
agerfalling
oldtimerfalling
oldsterfalling

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

By length

4 letters
grey1, gray1, ager2
5 letters
elder2, hoary2
6 letters
senior2, twirly, weazen
7 letters
ancient2, elderly3, antique2, oldster2, cheeser2
8 letters
oldtimer, genarian
14 letters
gerontological

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ager2 = 2 syllables).