Need another word that means the same as “aging”? Find 5 synonyms and 30 related words for “aging” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Aging” are: ageing, ripening, senescence, senescent
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “aging” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| ageing | A prolonged period of time. The judicious use of oak ageing means the wines are capable of being confused with the great French Chardonnays. |
| ripening | Acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time. |
| senescence | The property characteristic of old age. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “aging” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| ageing | (of a person) growing old; elderly. The world s ageing fleet of oil tankers. |
| senescent | Growing old. |
| aged | Of wines fruit cheeses having reached a desired or final condition aged pronounced as one syllable. Aged ten. |
| battered | Having suffered repeated violence from a spouse, partner, or parent. The battered woman syndrome. |
| crone | An ugly evil-looking old woman. |
| dotage | The period of life in which a person is old and weak. You could live here and look after me in my dotage. |
| elder | Any of various church officers. My elder daughter. |
| elderly | (of a person) old or ageing. A couple of elderly cars. |
| frail | The weight of a frail basket full of raisins or figs between 50 and 75 pounds. His small frail body. |
| gramps | The father of your father or mother. |
| grandfather | The father of your father or mother. Smokers who worked here before the ban have been grandfathered. |
| grandma | One’s grandmother. Grandma Wendy. |
| grandmother | The mother of your father or mother. My grandmother is ill. |
| infirmity | Physical or mental weakness. Old age and infirmity come to men and women alike. |
| lifespan | The length of time for which a person or animal lives or a thing functions. The human lifespan. |
| longevity | Long existence or service. The greater longevity of women compared with men. |
| nan | A river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the Ping River to form the Chao Phraya. |
| obsolete | Cause a product or idea to become obsolete by replacing it with something new. The phrase was obsolete after 1625. |
| old | Used informally especially for emphasis old adj of a very early stage in development. The introduction of the Welfare State eased the problems of the old. |
| oldie | An older person. Collections of pop oldies. |
| osteoporosis | Abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women. |
| premature | Too soon or too hasty. Illness led to his premature death. |
| senate | The smaller upper assembly in the US, US states, France, and other countries. The senate must ratify any treaty with a two thirds majority. |
| senator | A member of a senate. Senator Vandenburg. |
| senescence | The organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age. |
| senescent | Growing old. |
| senile | Mentally or physically infirm with age. She couldn t cope with her senile husband. |
| senility | Mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations. The onset of senility. |
| senior | A student in one of the higher forms of a senior school. The price is 7 for adults and 3 50 for seniors. |
| seniority | Higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service. Pay and benefits rise with seniority. |
| spinster | An unmarried woman, typically an older woman beyond the usual age for marriage. |
| yore | Time long past. |
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