unyoung

adjective

ˌən-ˈyəŋ How to pronounce unyoung (audio)
Definition of unyoungnext
as in older
being of advanced years and especially past middle age the park has walking trails that are suitable for both young and unyoung visitors

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unyoung
  1. elderly
  2. old
  3. aged
Adjective
  • This surge can be attributed to the increasing elderly population and a preference for in-home care over nursing facilities.
    Raheel Sheikh, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • In this gentle novel, an elderly widow finds her solitary routine disrupted by a mouse, setting off a sequence of events that reconnects with the larger world.
    Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of elderly
Adjective
  • The show skips across the decades, dramatizing the interviews an older Dolours (Maxine Peake) did for a Boston College oral history of the Troubles, which were taped with the promise that they would be released only after participants’ deaths.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
  • By contrast, the prospect of citizenships and alliances—and perhaps conquests or crusades—structured around the opinions, beliefs, and subjective identities of ordinary people in times of peace would require a new (or very old) conception of empire.
    Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of old
Adjective
  • Ringside Steakhouse The classic steakhouse on West Burnside is expanding its horizons from aged ribeyes and onion rings.
    Kale Williams, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Then, in the last months of his presidency, liberal stalwart Ruth Bader Ginsburg died aged 87, allowing a fundamental shift in the Supreme Court makeup.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of aged
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“Unyoung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unyoung. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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