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older

/ˈoʊldɚ/adjective2 syllables

Older means: advanced in years; (‘aged’ is pronounced as two syllables).

Synonyms for older8

adjective, as in advanced in years; (‘aged’ is pronounced as two syllables)

aged, elderly, senior, old

adjective, as in used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son

elder, sr., senior

adjective, as in skilled through long experience

old, experienced, experient

What does older mean?3

adjective

1

advanced in years; (‘aged’ is pronounced as two syllables)“aged members of the society”

2

used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son“Bill Adams, Sr.”

3

skilled through long experience“an old offender”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with older?6

Show 40 near rhymes
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Older in a sentence

  • The older we grow, the less we dream.CM
  • In the winter, many older people slip on ice and fall down.CK
  • On the whole, the older a man grows, the more conservative he becomes.Mrew2Vier
  • As he gets older, your son will grow more independent.AlanF_US
  • The older we grow, the less innocent we become.CM
  • As we grow older, our memory becomes weaker.CK
  • The older you grow, the more you tend to adhere to fixed ideas.Luornu
  • The older we get, the weaker our memory becomes.CM

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