Thesaurus:old person

THESAURUS

old person

English

Synonyms

ager (euphemistic)

antique (figuratively, mildly derogatory)

badge-cove (Polari)

cheeser (slang)

coffin dodger (derogatory, humorous)

crinkly (derogatory)

eld (archaic, poetic)

elder

geriatric (slang)

genarian

grayhead (US & Canada)

hoarhead (obsolete, poetic)

mzee (East Africa)

no spring chicken (idiomatic)

old timer, old-timer, oldtimer

older adult (euphemistic)

oldster

senior (chiefly US)

senior citizen

silver top (slang)

twirly (UK, slang, sometimes derogatory)

weazen (figuratively)

wrinkly

Antonyms

child [WS]

Hyponyms

old man [WS]

old woman [WS]

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ancient

crumbly (derogatory, slang)

dotard [WS]

greymuzzle {{qualifier|slang}

old fart, fart (idiomatic, derogatory)

old fogey, fogey (idiomatic)

pensioner

retiree

silver surfer

Hypernyms

person [WS]

Holonyms

aged

ancientry (archaic)

elderly [WS]

old folks

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illderly

wellderly

See also

Further reading

“130. veteran” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
“old person” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.

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