Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ageing

2 senses of ageing

Sense 1
ripening, aging, ageing -- (acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time)
       => organic process, biological process -- (a process occurring in living organisms)

Sense 2
aging, ageing, senescence -- (the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age)
       => organic process, biological process -- (a process occurring in living organisms)

Antonyms of verb age

1 of 3 senses of age

Sense 3
age -- (make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously")
       Antonym of rejuvenate (Sense 3)
      => rejuvenate -- (make younger or more youthful; "The contact with his grandchildren rejuvenated him")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb age

3 senses of age

Sense 1
age -- (begin to seem older; get older; "The death of his wife caused him to age fast")
       => develop -- (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time")

Sense 2
senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate -- (grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce")
       => develop -- (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time")

Sense 3
age -- (make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Antonyms of adj ageing

1 sense of ageing

Sense 1
aging, ageing, senescent -- (growing old)

INDIRECT (VIA old) -> young, immature -- ((used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people")

Similarity of adj ageing

1 sense of ageing

Sense 1
aging, ageing, senescent -- (growing old)
       => old (vs. young) -- ((used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?")