elder

The word “elder” has 2 syllables: el-der

It's pronounced as /ˈɛldər/


What is synonym and antonym for elder?

In the thesaurus, “elder” has 45 synonyms and 39 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for elder along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for elder

  • adult
  • ancestor
  • ancient
  • beldam
  • beldame
  • better
  • boss
  • chief
  • dean
  • dotard
  • dowager
  • doyen
  • earlier
  • elder statesman
  • first-born
  • forebearer
  • forerunner
  • gaffer
  • geriatric
  • golden ager
  • golden-ager
  • grandam
  • grandame
  • graybeard
  • grown-up
  • head
  • leader
  • master
  • matriarch
  • more mature
  • nestor
  • old fogy
  • old hand
  • old-timer
  • older
  • oldest
  • oldster
  • patriarch
  • predecessor
  • senior
  • senior citizen
  • superior
  • vet
  • veteran
  • whitebeard

Antonyms for elder

  • adolescent
  • assistant
  • baby
  • beginner
  • child
  • colt
  • contemporary
  • cub
  • deputy
  • descendant
  • descendent
  • doyenne
  • fledgling
  • freshman
  • greenhorn
  • inferior
  • junior
  • juvenile
  • kid
  • kiddie
  • kiddy
  • last-born
  • minor
  • neophyte
  • newbie
  • newcomer
  • novice
  • peer
  • recruit
  • rookie
  • subordinate
  • successor
  • tenderfoot
  • tyro
  • underling
  • younger
  • youngest
  • youngster
  • youth

Meanings of elder

  • noun
    1. An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.
    2. One who is older than another.
    3. One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
    4. An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.
    5. A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.
    6. One ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
    7. Male missionary.
    8. (often capitalized) Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority.
    9. A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.
    10. A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries.
    11. Any of the other species of the genus Sambucus: small trees, shrubs or herbaceous perennials with red, purple, or white/yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).
  • verb
    1. To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.
  • adjective
    1. Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
    2. Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
    3. Having existed or lived for the specified time.
    4. (heading) Of an earlier time.
    5. Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
    6. Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
    7. A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.).
    8. Excessive, abundant.

Example Sentences

  • The elder of the village was respected by all for his wisdom.
  • She took care of her elder brother after he was injured in the accident.
  • The elder members of the team shared their experiences with the newcomers.
  • The elder woman walked slowly, using a cane for support.
  • As the elder sibling, he felt responsible for his younger sisters.

On this page you'll find 84 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to elder, such as: adolescent, adult, ancestor, ancient, assistant, baby, beginner.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • Holy Joe
  • abbey
  • abbot
  • ancestor
  • archbishop
  • archpriest
  • begetter
  • bible thumper
  • bishop
  • blackcoat
  • cardinal
  • cassock
  • chaplain
  • churchman
  • churchperson
  • clergyman
  • clergyperson
  • clergywoman
  • cleric
  • clerical
  • clerk
  • confessor
  • curate
  • cure
  • dad
  • daddy
  • deacon
  • deaconess
  • dean
  • devil dodger
  • diocesan
  • divine
  • dominie
  • ecclesiast
  • ecclesiastic
  • elder
  • evangelist
  • father
  • father confessor
  • forebearer
  • friar
  • harp polisher
  • high priest
  • high priestess
  • holy man
  • lama
  • man of God
  • man of the cloth
  • mendicant
  • minister
  • missionary
  • missioner
  • missionizer
  • monastic
  • monk
  • monsignor
  • oblate
  • origin
  • pa
  • papa
  • parent
  • parson
  • pastor
  • person of God
  • person of the cloth
  • pontiff
  • pop
  • pope
  • preacher
  • predecessor
  • predicant
  • prelate
  • presbyter
  • priest
  • priestess
  • primate
  • procreator
  • progenitor
  • pulpitarian
  • pulpiteer
  • rabbi
  • rector
  • religious
  • reverend
  • revivalist
  • sermonizer
  • shepherd
  • sire
  • sky pilot
  • sky scout
  • source
  • the rev
  • turn-around collar
  • vicar

oldfangled

  • aboriginal
  • age-old
  • aged
  • ageless
  • anachronic
  • anachronistic
  • anachronous
  • ancient
  • antediluvian
  • antiquated
  • antique
  • archaic
  • atavistic
  • behind the times
  • belated
  • bygone
  • cast-off
  • corny
  • crumbling
  • dated
  • dateless
  • dead
  • decayed
  • defunct
  • demoded
  • departed
  • disapproved
  • disused
  • done
  • dowdy
  • down memory lane
  • early
  • elderly
  • erstwhile
  • extinct
  • forgotten
  • former
  • fossilized
  • fusty
  • gone
  • gone-by
  • grown old
  • hackneyed
  • has-been
  • historic
  • historical
  • hoary
  • immemorial
  • in oblivion
  • late
  • lost
  • moldy
  • moth-eaten
  • musty
  • neglected
  • not current
  • not modern
  • not with it
  • obsolescent
  • obsolete
  • odd
  • of old
  • of olden days
  • of the old school
  • of yore
  • old
  • old as Methuselah
  • old as the hills
  • old guard
  • old hat
  • old-fashioned
  • old-hat
  • old-school
  • old-time
  • old-timey
  • old-world
  • olden
  • once
  • one-time
  • onetime
  • original
  • out
  • out of it
  • out of style
  • out-of-date
  • outdated
  • outmoded
  • outworn
  • past
  • previous
  • primeval
  • primitive
  • primordial
  • pristine
  • quaint
  • quondam
  • relic
  • remote
  • retro
  • retrograde
  • rinky-dink
  • rococo
  • rusty
  • sometime
  • stale
  • stodgy
  • superannuated
  • superseded
  • time-worn
  • timeless
  • timeworn
  • traditional
  • unfashionable
  • unoriginal
  • unstylish
  • vanished
  • venerable
  • vintage
  • water over the dam
  • water under the bridge
  • worn-out
  • yesterday

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oldness

  • adulthood
  • advancing years
  • afterlife
  • afternoon
  • age
  • agedness
  • aging
  • anecdotage
  • autumn
  • autumn of life
  • caducity
  • debility
  • declining years
  • decrepitude
  • dotage
  • elderliness
  • evening
  • evening of life
  • feebleness
  • generation
  • geriatrics
  • golden age
  • golden years
  • infirmity
  • latter part of animate life
  • lifespan
  • lifetime
  • longevity
  • majority
  • maturity
  • middle
  • middle age
  • midlife
  • old age
  • retirement age
  • ripeness
  • second childhood
  • senectitude
  • senescence
  • senility
  • seniority
  • sunset
  • twilight
  • winter
  • winter of life
  • years

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