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Synonyms of 'ageing'

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growing old or olderadjectivegrowing oldnoun
(adjective) 
becoming or appearing older
He lives with his ageing mother.
Synonyms
growing old or older
,
declining
,
maturing
,
deteriorating
,
mellowing
,
in decline
,
senile
,
long in the tooth
,
senescent
,
getting on or past it (informal)
(noun) 
the fact or process of growing old
degenerative diseases and premature ageing
Synonyms
growing old
,
decline
Rome's decline in the fifth century.
,
decay
problems of urban decay and gang violence
,
deterioration
the rapid deterioration in relations between the two countries
,
degeneration
the degeneration of our political system
,
maturation
,
senility
He was showing unmistakable signs of senility.
,
senescence

Quotations

But at my back I always hear
Time's wingèd chariot hurrying near
[Andrew Marvell – To his Coy Mistress]
Grow old along with me!
The best is yet to be
[Robert Browning – Rabbi Ben Ezra]
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Additional synonyms

in the sense of decay
problems of urban decay and gang violence
Synonyms
decline,
collapse,
deterioration,
failing,
fading,
decadence,
degeneration,
degeneracy
in the sense of decline
a gradual weakening or loss
Rome's decline in the fifth century.
Synonyms
deterioration,
fall,
failing,
slump,
weakening,
decay,
worsening,
descent,
downturn,
disintegration,
degeneration,
atrophy,
decrepitude,
retrogression,
enfeeblement
in the sense of degeneration
the process of degenerating
the degeneration of our political system
Synonyms
deterioration,
decline,
dissolution,
descent,
regression,
dissipation,
degeneracy,
debasement

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Related Terms of 'ageing'

  • age

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Future reference

Verb forms English has no future tense as such. However, several forms, especially the modal verbs will and shall, can be used to make future reference. These forms are summarized as follows: 1 Wi...
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Scrabble score for 'ageing': 8
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