Meaning & use
antiaging
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UK/ˌæntiˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
US/ˌæntiˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
Meaning
adjectivebefore a noun
Intended to slow down or reduce the visible signs of getting older, especially on the skin.
Grammar: Comes before a noun: antiaging products, antiaging serum.
Patterns
- antiaging cream
- antiaging treatment
- antiaging products
She spends a lot of money on antiaging creams.
The clinic offers antiaging treatments such as laser therapy.
Many antiaging products promise more than they can deliver.
Common combinations
- antiaging cream
- This antiaging cream is supposed to reduce wrinkles.
- antiaging treatment
- The spa offers several antiaging treatments.
- antiaging product
- The store sells a wide range of antiaging products.
- antiaging effect
- Scientists are studying the antiaging effect of certain drugs.
Synonyms and how they differ
- anti-wrinkle
- This is narrower: it refers specifically to reducing wrinkles, not to aging in general.
- age-defying
- This is a more marketing-style term meaning making someone look younger.
Opposites
pro-aging
Word family
- aging noun
- The process of getting older.
- antiaging noun
- The practice or study of slowing aging (less common).
Commonly confused: antiaging or anti-aging?
antiaging vs anti-aging
This is the same word with a hyphen; both spellings are used, but antiaging is more common in American English.
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