Synonyms for aged
ˈeɪ dʒɪd for 1, 2, 5, 6 ; eɪdʒd for 1, 3, 4aged

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1. aged

   That is termed old which has existed long, or which existed long ago. Ancient, from the Latin, through the French, is the more stately, old, from the Saxon, the more familiar word. Familiarity, on one side, is near to contempt; thus we say, an old coat, an old hat. On the other hand, familiarity is akin to tenderness, and thus old is a word of endearment; as, "the old homestead," the "old oaken bucket." "Tell me the old, old story!" has been sung feelingly by millions; "tell me that ancient story" would remove it out of all touch of human sympathy. Olden is a statelier form of old, and is applied almost exclusively to time, not to places, buildings, persons, etc. As regards periods of time, the familiar are also the near; thus, the old times are not too far away for familiar thought and reference; the olden times are more remote, ancient times still further removed. Gray, hoary, and moldering refer to outward and visible tokens of age. Aged applies chiefly to long-extended human life. Decrepit, gray, and hoary refer to the effects of age on the body exclusively; senile upon the mind also; as, a decrepit frame, senile garrulousness. One may be aged and neither decrepit nor senile. Elderly is applied to those who have passed middle life, but scarcely reached old age. Remote (Latin re, back or away, and moveo, move), primarily refers to space, but is extended to that which is far off in time; as, at some remote period. Venerable expresses the involuntary reverence that we yield to the majestic and long-enduring, whether in the material world or in human life and character. Compare ANTIQUE; OBSOLETE; PRIMEVAL.

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   Synonyms:
   ancient, antiquated, antique, decrepit, elderly, gray, hoary, immemorial, old, olden, patriarchal, remote, senile, time-honored, time-worn, venerable

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1. aged

   Synonyms:
   old, ancient, antiquated, elderly, senile, patriarchal, primeval, time-honored, olden

   Antonyms:
   juvenile, youthful, young, upstart, recent, fresh

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aged, elderlyadjective

   people who are old collectively

   "special arrangements were available for the aged"

   Synonyms:
   elderly

   Antonyms:
   young, youth, unripened, unripe, new, immature, fresh, green

2. aged, elderly, older, senioradjective

   advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)

   "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen"

   Synonyms:
   senior(a), old, cured, sr., elderly, elder, ripened, senior, older, aged(a), of age(p), fourth-year

   Antonyms:
   young, youth, immature, new, fresh, green, unripe, unripened

3. agedadjective

   at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)

   "aged rocks"

   Synonyms:
   senior, older, cured, aged(a), elderly, ripened, of age(p)

   Antonyms:
   youth, young, immature, unripe, unripened, fresh, green, new

4. aged(a), of age(p)adjective

   having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)

   "aged ten"; "ten years of age"

   Antonyms:
   young, youth, green, unripened, new, immature, fresh, unripe

5. aged, ripenedadjective

   of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable)

   "mature well-aged cheeses"

   Synonyms:
   cured, elderly, ripened, senior, older, aged(a), of age(p)

   Antonyms:
   youth, young, fresh, unripe, green, unripened, new, immature

6. aged, curedadjective

   (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)

   Synonyms:
   recovered, cured, vulcanized, vulcanised, elderly, corned, healed, ripened, senior, older, aged(a), of age(p)

   Antonyms:
   young, youth, unripened, fresh, green, immature, unripe, new

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1. agedadjective

   Synonyms:
   old, elderly, stricken in years, advanced in life, with one foot in the grave

2. agedadjective

   Synonyms:
   having lived, of the age of

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1. List of paraphrases for "aged":

   age, year-old, elderly, yr, older, years

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1. Paige Spiranac:

   The people who are saying golf is progressive, if you look at them, they all look the same, they are all middle-aged men. They obviously feel accepted. When you go to a golf course and look around, you see a bunch of guys, everyone looks like you, so you are going to feel great. If you are walking in as a woman, you don’t feel the same.

2. I. F. Stone:

   The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance, a palace or temple on the earth, and, at length, the middle-aged man concludes to build a woodshed with them.

3. Russell Foster:

   We are regularly told that the' ideal' night of sleep in the aged should be seven hours of uninterrupted slumber. This belief is wrong in so many ways. Your Sleep is like shoe size ; one size does not fit all, and by classifying' good sleep' in this way can cause confusion and anxiety for many.

4. Chris Meekins:

   We are already beginning a process for reunifying children aged 5 to 17.

5. Danielle Gletow:

   For so many of us, the Covid-19 pandemic has created a lot of confusion and fear, but for those in foster care, and particularly those who aged out of foster care, this has been an exceptionally difficult time because a lot of their support systems have been removed.