Synonyms of golden

golden

adjective

ˈgōl-dən 

1

as in bright

having qualities which inspire hope

this may be your golden moment to impress a baseball scout, so don't blow it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bright
• promising
• optimistic
• rosy
• auspicious
• hopeful
• propitious
• roseate
• fair
• likely
• rose-colored
• encouraging
• upbeat
• heartening
• good
• positive
• favorable
• reassuring
• soothing
• comforting
• confident
• decisive
• sure
• doubtless
• cheering
• bullish
• assured
• unhesitating
• beamish
• eupeptic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dark
• desperate
• gloomy
• unlikely
• dismal
• bleak
• dreary
• hopeless
• depressing
• pessimistic
• discouraging
• inauspicious
• unpromising
• cheerless
• disheartening
• uncertain
• negative
• dubious
• gray
• unpropitious
• doubtful
• comfortless
• downbeat
• unfavorable
• grim
• unencouraging
• bearish
• miserable
• wretched
• glum
• funereal

2

as in round

marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones

sang in a golden alto that filled the concert hall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• round
• ringing
• vibrant
• mellow
• resonant
• sonorous
• rotund
• deep
• reverberant
• powerful
• loud
• reverberative
• rich
• resounding
• reverberating
• plangent
• orotund
• mellifluous
• full
• thunderous
• thundering
• plummy
• mellifluent
• stentorian

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hollow
• soft
• cavernous
• low
• weak
• faint
• thin
• muted
• smothered
• murmurous
• tinny

3

as in thriving

marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically

the golden age of industrialization

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thriving
• prosperous
• successful
• booming
• prospering
• halcyon
• wealthy
• roaring
• healthy
• flourishing
• palmy
• lush
• rich
• affluent
• opulent
• boomy
• substantial
• moneyed
• well-to-do
• comfortable
• well-off
• well-heeled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsuccessful
• dying
• depressed
• failing
• languishing
• unprosperous
• declining
• struggling
• bankrupt
• insolvent
• floundering
• bankrupted

4

as in blond

of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color

a golden Labrador

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blond
• tawny
• sandy
• flaxen
• straw
• white
• gold
• fair
• ocherous
• blondish
• strawberry blonde
• towheaded
• light
• ash-blond

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brown
• olive
• dark
• swarthy
• swart
• black
• brunet
• ebony
• raven
• black-a-vised

5

as in promising

pointing toward a happy outcome

that new job is a golden opportunity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promising
• bright
• favorable
• encouraging
• happy
• hopeful
• lucky
• auspicious
• propitious
• fortunate
• beneficial
• heartening
• profitable
• prosperous
• advantageous
• fortuitous
• providential
• salutary

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dim
• unfavorable
• hopeless
• inauspicious
• discouraging
• unpromising
• unpropitious
• unfortunate
• unhappy
• disheartening
• unlucky
• fatal
• dark
• disastrous
• catastrophic
• futureless
• ruinous
• calamitous
• sinister
• ominous
• gloomy
• ill
• baleful
• menacing
• threatening
• portentous
• dire
• foreboding
• direful
• minatory
• ill-boding
• doomy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of golden

Gather golden rod, sea holly, and grasses for a wildflower bouquet in autumnal hues. — Maria Sabella, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026

Not quite golden, not quite caramel, the shade occupies that sweet spot between the two, bringing warmth and dimension to blonde hair without tipping too yellow. — Emma-Jade Stoddart, Glamour, 20 Aug. 2026

Thick slices of day-old brioche soak up a rich vanilla custard of eggs, milk, and cream before being pan-fried in butter until crisp and deep golden outside, while staying tender and custardy within. — Alexia Duchêne, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026

Sprinkle with sliced almonds and bake for 35-40 minutes until the cake is golden and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing golden

• golden age
• golden mean