HEYDAY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

heyday

noun

ˈhā-ˌdā

Definition of heyday

as in bloom

a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement in its heyday, the circus was a major form of entertainment for small-town America

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Recent Examples of heyday In its heyday, the indoor swimming pool of the Alcazar Hotel was the largest in the world. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026 O’Donnell was known for his versatility and skill at shaping network TV comedies during the modern heyday of sitcoms. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026 How the brand’s new strategic owner aims to return Rocket Dog to its heyday. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026 And back in the heyday of Fred Bear and other pioneers of modern bowhunting, climbing a tree to hunt from a stand was hardly a common practice. — Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heyday

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Noun

Expect dim conditions to fade leaf patterns and limit blooms or new plantlets.

— Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 21 Oct. 2026
El Niño could be a significant contributor to the growth of harmful algal blooms, according to a 2022 study published in Nature Communications Earth and Environment.

— Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of bloom

Noun

The narrower the strip, the more one can say about how the primes are distributed.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
Caught between Carla, a past-her-prime actress, and Morgan, a billionaire social media entrepreneur, Gabriel finds himself in the crossfire, used as an asset to negotiate between them.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of prime

Noun

With the news that Girls is returning to HBO for a five-episode revival series, Glee is the second touchstone show from the 2010s to announce a revival in as many weeks.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
Thanks to social media, the market is witnessing an unprecedented revival.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of revival

Noun

This is followed by pilot projects, which, if successful, would then be scaled up across entire departments, until finally the company reaches the pinnacle of maturity with entire ways of working reimagined for an AI-ready future.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
This being a pinnacle, if invitation-only, event of the country music calendar, star power was ever present.

— Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026

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