Synonyms for elderly
ˈɛl dər liel·der·ly

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. elderly

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. aged, elderlyadjective

   people who are old collectively

   "special arrangements were available for the aged"

   Synonyms:
   aged

   Antonyms:
   immature, young

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

   Antonyms:
   immature, young

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1. elderlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   somewhat old

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "elderly":

   older, seniors, elders, old, aged, age, ageing, senior, old-age, elder, elderlies

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1. Angel Munoz:

   Many of these elderly people either live alone or are being taken care of by neighbors, they are not even relatives.

2. Ambassador Giulio Haas:

   Iran seems still for a lot of people to be bearded, elderly gentlemen with turbans. You see them, but you see not a lot of them, especially when you're dealing with business.

3. Seth Berkley:

   How well do they work in the elderly, are they single or multiple dose etc?

4. Adam Shiroff:

   I would say dying from complications of rib fractures is twice that in the elderly population compared to the younger population, it's not necessarily the broken rib that causes these patients to do poorly. It's the underlying pulmonary mechanics that is the problem.

5. Jim Doyle:

   It’s just like all the telephone scams that happen with the elderly and so forth, it’s tough.