geriatric

[jer-ee-a-trik, jeer-] / ˌdʒɛr iˈæ trɪk, ˌdʒɪər- /

ADJECTIVE

old

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aged ancient decrepit elderly gray mature tired venerable

STRONG

fossil senior versed veteran

WEAK

along in years broken down debilitated enfeebled exhausted experienced getting on gray-haired grizzled hoary impaired inactive infirm matured not young olden oldish over the hill past one's prime seasoned senile skilled superannuated wasted

Antonyms

STRONGEST

new young youthful

STRONG

green inexperienced

WEAK

contemporary current fresh late modern recent up-to-date

NOUN

senior citizen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pensioner retiree senior

WEAK

OAP elderly person golden-ager old fogy old person old-age pensioner old-timer oldster patriarch retired person

Example Sentences

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Bhaduri, 88, now lives in a retirement facility, a few blocks away from his maternal home that is no longer welcoming of him, with nagging geriatric health issues and in the company of memories.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Chinese wellness practices, once associated with the tacky and geriatric, have suddenly found themselves in vogue, largely among Americans.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Make an appointment with a geriatric psychiatrist or neuropsychologist, and consult an elder-law attorney.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

I tried leaning on it, hand on hip, and felt myself transformed from a geriatric sourpuss into a bemused observer of the human cavalcade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

I strain to hear, but my old ears, for all their obscene hugeness, pick up nothing but snippets: “serious, serious depression” and “manifesting as aggression, not uncommon in geriatric patients.”

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

geriatric

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