ELDERLY Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

elderly

adjective

ˈel-dər-lē

Definition of elderly

as in older

being of advanced years and especially past middle age elderly people who stay active are usually the healthiest and the happiest

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Recent Examples of elderly On Monday, some elderly residents of a South Beach condominium were finally free to leave their homes after floodwaters knocked out their elevators for more than a week. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 Throughout the world, rapidly aging countries have resorted to foreign labor to fill jobs left vacant by shrinking workforces and to care for surging elderly populations. — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026 Even the worst days doing this are exponentially better than the potential of waking up to my elderly roommate stabbing me in the pancreas. — Tim Savage, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026 The case comes as Florida reported its largest dengue outbreak in several decades in the continental United States, with most of the cases coming from Hillsborough County, including the death of an elderly Tampa woman. — Joan Murray, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for elderly

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About the L’Oréal Paris Revitalift Triple Power Moisturizer As with all Revitalift products, the formula blends a trio of active ingredients to bolster anti-aging benefits.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
This guide to skincare for mature skin covers what can change, what the popular anti-aging ingredients can do, and how a skin care routine can be structured.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of aging

Adjective

Recently, a middle-aged woman came to see me in my ophthalmology clinic because her eyes felt gritty and uncomfortable.

— Joshua R. Ehrlich, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
That kind of thing must happen all the time to Keanu Reeves, but few directors—especially middle-aged Polish directors—can be guaranteed the same treatment.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of aged

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The proximity to his father was what worried Lorena Zschaber, a 40-year-old photographer, who watched the results roll in at an LGBTQ+ friendly bar in downtown Rio de Janeiro.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
The 168-year-old magazine’s breakout journalism, its digital success, and a bit of good timing have given both Goldberg and Thompson plenty to brag about on the media podcast circuit.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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