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View synonyms for older

older

[ ohl-der ]

adjective

  1. a comparative of old.

    Antonyms: younger



older

/ ˈəʊldə /

adjective

  1. the comparative of old
  2. having lived or existed longer; of greater age Also (of people, esp members of the same family)elder
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Older, elder imply having greater age than something or someone else. Older is the usual form of the comparative of old: This building is older than that one. Elder, now greatly restricted in application, is used chiefly to indicate seniority in age as between any two people but especially priority of birth as between children born of the same parents: The elder brother became king.
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Example Sentences

“The thing that was most interesting to me from the very beginning, is what happens when somebody who is at the vanguard of political radicalism in their youth gets older?”

The loss of older units like Sanchez’s that make up the majority of apartments in L.A. and fall under the city’s rent stabilization ordinance, which limits annual rent increases and provides a measure of stability.

A bid by the department for rural affairs to soften changes to inheritance tax for farms - possibly by exempting some older farmers - has been rejected by the Treasury.

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She told the BBC that many, often older, viewers "set their whole day" around watching the episodes.

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Bellew, in what appeared to be a stunt for a betting company, was joined by an older man.

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