Synonyms of middle age

middle age

noun

as in adulthood

the period in a person's life from about age 40 to about age 60

as our generation approaches middle age

When he reached middle age, he became suddenly obsessed with reliving his carefree college years.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adulthood
• maturity
• majority
• midlife
• afternoon
• ripeness
• middle
• evening
• autumn
• winter
• afterlife
• sunset
• twilight
• golden years
• senility
• elderliness
• dotage
• anecdotage
• seniority
• oldness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• youth
• adolescence
• springtime

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of middle age

There’s a character — who’s always me, essentially — at a crossroads of middle age, thinking about family, thinking about life. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024

There’s a whole community of young, middle age, and older women who are on the same journey of trying something new, so reach out to your hair community for advice and inspiration. —Kedean Smith, refinery29.com, 27 Sep. 2024

These are characters who, in approaching middle age, have lost all hope for the future, and remain on the run from encroaching fascistic phantoms. —Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024

The changes will amount to the biggest ever at Southwest, which is the original low-cost airline but is now well into middle age and suffering from sagging financial results. —Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024