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not young

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 geriatric getting on gray-haired grizzled hoary impaired inactive infirm matured 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

Example Sentences

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And also her books really are, as you indicate, for middle-grade readers, or they’re not young readers.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Cignetti, who just led Indiana to the most astounding turnaround in the sport’s history, is not young.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

But I'm not young any more, so I need to be careful also.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

Again, we’re not old, per se, but we’re not young either.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024

Mom was thirty-eight, not young but not old, either.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

not young

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