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for ages

ADJECTIVE

long

Synonyms

STRONGEST

late lengthy protracted slow

STRONG

delayed diffuse dragging lingering prolonged sustained

WEAK

boundless diffusive dilatory drawn-out forever and a day limitless long-drawn-out long-winded overlong prolix tardy unending verbose without end wordy

Antonyms

WEAK

abbreviated abridged ephemeral evanescent fleeting short

ADJECTIVE

long-drawn-out

Synonyms

WEAK

boundless delayed diffuse diffusive dilatory dragging drawn-out forever and a day late lengthy limitless lingering long-winded overlong prolix prolonged protracted slow sustained tardy unending verbose without end wordy

Example Sentences

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Tickets are $27 for ages 13 to 61 and $22 for ages 2 to 12.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

If you feel like this Budget has been going on for ages, you'd be right.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

They say they knew the cheating team had been up to no good for "ages".

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

The whirling Sufi dervishes have known for ages that dance is spiritual.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

I hadn’t given the Weed a thought for ages and ages.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin