MIDDLE AGE Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

middle age

noun

Definition of middle age

as in adulthood

the period in a person's life from about age 40 to about age 60 as our generation approaches middle age When he reached middle age, he became suddenly obsessed with reliving his carefree college years.

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Recent Examples of middle age Visualizing Middle-Age Malaise Whitaker’s approach to middle age appears throughout the series. — Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The guests are millennial to middle age couples, mostly escaping LA or San Francisco! — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026 Before middle age, the two main vision disorders are myopia and hyperopia, or nearsightedness and farsightedness. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026 Klotho crests in youth before settling in adulthood and dwindling in middle age. — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for middle age

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Testing took years, and during that time Kurin reached out to families descended from Jefferson and from Hemings, who had four children who lived to adulthood.

— Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026
Lawrence sympathized with the glum feelings of early adulthood and urged the students not to succumb to despair.

— Jacqueline Ganun, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of adulthood

Noun

Aries March 21 – April 19 Partnership asks for a little more maturity today.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 4 Oct. 2026
After all, the oysters on the coast of the Discovery Islands that are featured in the film take years to reach maturity, but all around them, the pace of environmental change is accelerating.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

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