Aging and Old

Aging

Aging adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.
Usage example: more and more middle-aged adults must care for aging parents

Old is a synonym for aging. In some cases you can use "Old" instead the word "Aging" as an adjective or a noun.

Old

Old adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.
Usage example: every day the old fisherman set out in his small boat to brave the dangers of the sea

Aging is a synonym for old. You can use "Aging" instead the word "Old" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: oldie, olden, oldish

Both words in one sentence

  • Most of the Demon Knights have some form of semi-immortality that has slowed down their aging process, and thus most of them are at least several hundred years old.
  • Car Meets House Everybody Loves Raymond - An aging Marie/Frank crash their car into Ray/Debra's house, during an episode that discusses how old is too old to still be driving.
  • Rapid Aging Unfortunately, they were unable to stop the aging process once the soldiers got old enough and the program was eventually shut down.
    Source: Rapid Aging
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