Definitions

the good life

NOUN

bed of roses

Synonyms

WEAK

clover comfort lap of luxury life of ease luxury milk and honey paradise velvet

NOUN

life of Riley

Synonyms

WEAK

Fat City bed of roses clover easy street gravy train hog heaven lap of luxury life of ease luxury velvet

NOUN

prosperity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplishment benefit boom expansion growth inflation interest riches success wealth welfare well-being

STRONG

abundance advantage arrival clover do ease exorbitance fortune good increase luxury opulence plenteousness plenty successfulness velvet victory

WEAK

bed of roses easy street flying colors good times gravy train high on the hog life of luxury prosperousness thriving

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease disadvantage failure lessening loss shrinkage stagnation

STRONG

lack restriction

WEAK

poorness poverty

NOUN

prosperousness

Synonyms

WEAK

abundance accomplishment advantage arrival bed of roses benefit boom clover comfort comfortable ease easy street exorbitance expansion flying colors fortune good good times gravy train growth high on the hog increase inflation interest life of luxury luxury opulence plenteousness plenty riches success successfulness thriving velvet victory wealth welfare well-being

Example Sentences

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For 20 years, the Ngogo chimps of Uganda’s Kibale National Park “were living the good life by being together,” Mitani said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

They accused him of having made the most of the good life during his military career, while they, as part of the young generation, struggled.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Residents in Johns Creek, Ga., can live the good life with all the big-city perks that come with being close to a major metro and the tightknit community lifestyle a smaller city affords.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

When Louise Yule and her partner moved to an Aberdeenshire farm 20 years ago in search of the "good life" they had no intention of starting an animal sanctuary.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

Sometimes a woman’s voice broke through, and then the men shouted louder, glass shattered violently, and the songs on the jukebox went from boleros about betrayal to guarachas and merengues about the good life.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

the good life

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