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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Likewise, the camera observes Weinberg’s Tereza with a sensual tactility that I haven’t seen lavished on any actor over 70 who hasn’t spent her golden years at the plastic surgeon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 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

At some point during those long, golden years, Osh told me that he’d given me another name when I was new to him.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk