palmy

palmy

adjective

Definition of PALMY

1

having attained a desired end or state of good fortune <they knew her in her palmy days when she was living high>

Synonyms flourishing, going, palmy, prosperous, thriving, triumphant

Related Words coming, promising; booming, growing, roaring, robust; boffo, gangbusters (also gangbuster), runaway, socko

Near Antonyms futureless, hopeless, inauspicious, no-good, unpromising; collapsing, failing, flopping, flunking, folding, washing-out; declining, slipping, slumping, waning; bankrupt, kaput (also kaputt), kerflooey; destroyed, ruined, wrecked

Antonyms failed, unsuccessful

2

marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically <a palmy suburb with lots of new homes and shopping malls>

Synonyms booming, boomy, flourishing, golden, halcyon, healthy, lush, palmy, prospering, roaring, successful, thriving

Related Words affluent, moneyed (also monied), opulent, rich, substantial, wealthy, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do; comfortable

Near Antonyms declining, dying, failing, floundering, languishing, struggling; bankrupt, bankrupted, insolvent

Antonyms depressed, unprosperous, unsuccessful