ADULTS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

adults

noun

plural of adult

as in grown-ups

a fully grown person at the beach, the adults sat under broad umbrellas while the children splashed in the water

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Recent Examples of adults Zest contributes to life satisfaction among children, adolescents, and adults. — Joan M. Cook, Time, 17 Oct. 2026 The average cost for medications alone for adults over 50 in the state’s prison is US$3,357 per person per year. — Jaquelyn Jahn, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 The basal ganglia get better at their job during the first thirty years of life; this is partly why kids are more impulsive and restless than adults. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026 The Clubhouse opens with more than 70 items for adults and kids, including a youth line of T-shirts, crewnecks and hoodies, as well as adult apparel, hats and collectibles. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Leti, for example, booked the Normandy portion of their trip through Road Scholar, a nonprofit that organizes educational trips for older adults. — Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026 Other Preventative Aphid Control Good garden hygiene, even during the fall and winter months, is crucial for minimizing harborage areas for both overwintering aphid eggs and adults, according to Crumbley. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026 Supporters of Camas High School runners who walked out of a race over a transgender teammate’s participation are planning a rally next week, with organizer Amy Sousa urging adults to take the pressure off the students. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Older adults often bought their homes during their working years and now depend less on income to keep them. — Heather Occhino, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

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elders

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Fawn Youngbear-Tibbetts, the group's executive director, said then that recordings of elders' stories on old tapes were likely melted.

— Eric Henderson, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Ethnographic accounts from native elders describe how during unique warm-water events in late summer, people voyaged out at night into the fjords, aided by natural bioluminescent plankton.

— Torben Rick, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

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