Thesaurus:elderly

Thesaurus:elderly

THESAURUS

elderly

English

Synonyms

• ancient

• aged

• age-defying

• age-worn

• antediluvian

• elder

• elderly

• fossilized (US)

• geriatric

• long in the tooth

• matronly

• matured

• no spring chicken

• of a certain age

• old    [WS]

• old as the hills

• old as Methuselah

• on in years

• over the hill

• prune-faced

• shriveled-up (slang)

• senior

• superannuated

• weary

• wizened

• wrinkled-up

• declining years

• ivy-covered (UK)

• moss-covered (UK)

• prehistoric (US)

• preserved    [WS] (US)

Antonyms

• young

Further reading

• “128. age” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “124. oldness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “elderly” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.