golden years

NOUN

agedness

Synonyms

STRONG

oldness senescence seniority

WEAK

elderliness old age senectitude

NOUN

old age

Synonyms

STRONGEST

infirmity

WEAK

advancing years age agedness autumn of life caducity debility declining years decrepitude dotage elderliness evening of life feebleness geriatrics golden age latter part of animate life longevity oldness retirement age second childhood senectitude senescence senility seniority winter of life years

Antonyms

WEAK

adolescence childhood infancy youth

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These in part help explain why they remain a niche product, even though millions of people are retiring and complaining that they worry they won’t have enough income for their golden years.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

For many Americans, their golden years are being rewritten by divorce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Your golden years are not reliant on finding a spouse to share your costs.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

Doue smiled broadly as he lifted the trophy, a career in its infancy but with golden years ahead.

From BBC • May 31, 2025

“But he looks “That’s what happens when you spend your golden years in a place where oxygen and bacteria can’t exist, like the underside of our bog.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

golden years

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