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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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

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

1. List of paraphrases for "aged":

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

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1. Seth Rogen:

   There are certain jokes that for sure have not aged well, but I think that's the nature of comedy, i think conceptually those movies are sound, and I think there's a reason they've lasted as far as people still watching and enjoying them today. Jokes are not things that necessarily are built to last.

2. Dave Barry:

   If you surveyed a hundred typical middle-aged Americans, I bet you'd find that only two of them could tell you their blood types, but every last one of them would know the theme song from The Beverly Hillbillies.

3. Robert Boessenecker:

   There are many other unique and strange early dolphins and baleen whales from Oligocene aged rocks in Charleston, South Carolina, because the Oligocene epoch is the time when filter feeding and echolocation first evolved, and since marine mammal localities of that time are scarce worldwide, the fossils from Charleston offer the most complete window into the early evolution of these groups.

4. Zodwa Madiba:

   At that time people were fighting apartheid, so they didn't pay. Now, they just don't have money. Young, old and middle aged, there are no jobs. People are depending on grants from their granny.

5. Heike Risch:

   I felt like I’d aged 30 years in a short period of time.