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 The development was originally built with elevators to serve elderly residents and others who needed them, yet the archive includes accounts of residents becoming trapped inside them. — Reginald David, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026 On August 1, Savannah, 54, issued another plea for help finding her elderly mother. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 18 Aug. 2026 In one scene, Maddie gently comforts an elderly man whose brother was killed at the Pentagon when hijackers struck the building. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Salmonella can also cause serious, and sometimes fatal, infections in young children, elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. — Jenna Anderson, HEALTH, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for elderly

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Both types of MDs have recommended a slew of SkinBetter Science’s anti-aging products to me, including this eye cream.

— Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 19 Aug. 2026
What the Study Found A team of researchers at Texas A&M University set out to determine whether the NR4A1 receptor plays a role in the anti-aging benefits of coffee.

— Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of aging

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The young partier who witnessed the shooting from a passing car appears on the stand as a modestly dressed, middle-aged woman.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Arday, once hailed as Cambridge’s youngest Black professor, was found dead, aged 41, in London last Friday, days after resigning from his post.

— Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of aged

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Nuclear Children follows 18-year-old Isla Sparrow who, after the death of her father in a submarine accident, hopes to escape her grieving family and flee to university.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
But in older adults, the relationship between body weight and health may be more complicated than a number on the scale.

— Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

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