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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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They can be identified by a yellow abdomen with red markings, and by the golden color of their webs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Add onion to the skillet and cook until fully softened and lightly golden, 4–5 minutes.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Cape Verde, a former Portuguese colony, is a popular holiday destination due to its golden beaches and year-round warm weather.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

But now a golden generation has risen together.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

In the morning, as golden light spilled through the living room window, I took a dozen photos of the hat.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows