older

Adjective Satellite

• advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
• used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
• skilled through long experience
  • "the older soldiers"
• (used for emphasis) very familiar
• skilled through long experience
  • "the older soldiers"
• belonging to some prior time
• (used informally especially for emphasis)
• of a very early stage in development
• just preceding something else in time or order

Adjective

• (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
• of long duration; not new

Adj

• comparative form of old: more old, elder, senior
• elderly

Examples

• My older brother and I are Catholic twins. He’s older by eleven months, not quite a year older than me.
• The thoughtful lad helped an older lady across the street.

Synonyms

aged, elder, elderly, erstwhile, former, honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, old, Old, one-time, onetime, previous, quondam, senior, sometime, sr., sure-enough

Antonyms

new, young

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