Adult
Adult adjective - Fully grown or developed.
Usage example: insects that are butterflies in their adult stage
Long-lived and adult are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Long-lived" instead an adjective "Adult".
Long-lived
Long-lived adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.
Usage example: that sequoia tree is especially long-lived, having reached an age generally estimated to be at least 3,000 years
Adult and long-lived are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adult" instead an adjective phrase "Long-lived".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- For certain long-lived pet species, this becomes less "crazy", and more "responsible": a young parrot or tortoise adopted by an adult human owner will likely outlive said owner by several decades or more.
Source: Pet Heir
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Long-lived and Adult. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/adult/long-lived
Adult & Long-lived. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/adult/long-lived>.
Long-lived or Adult. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/adult/long-lived.
