Definitions

golden

[gohl-duhn] / ˈgoʊl dən /

ADJECTIVE

beautiful, advantageous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bright brilliant glorious rich shining

WEAK

auspicious best blissful delightful excellent favorable flourishing happy joyful joyous opportune precious promising propitious prosperous resplendent rosy successful valuable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dark dull gloomy normal stupid typical unaware unintelligent

WEAK

disadvantaged ugly unsuccessful

Example Sentences

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"The golden days of Italian football are well and truly gone."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Inside, the images showed an auditorium dominated by a gigantic golden statue of Trump.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

When baked, the streusel should form a craggy, golden crust that cracks gently under a knife.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

But at the same time, the experience that you have there is absolutely golden.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

I did manage to read about the golden seal, which does not inhabit our waters.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell