as in okay
being to one's liking
if she just agrees to cooperate, everything will be hunky-dory
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Recent Examples of hunky-dory
Defcon 5 - Everything is hunky-dory.
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Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
This means that when AI gives you an answer that the AI portrays for example as fully aboveboard and hunky-dory, the reality is that the response is bound to be a lot shakier than you are being led to believe.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
All seems hunky-dory until another car speeds onto the scene, plowing into Carol and Milo.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
Ah, if only all of life’s temptations had an expiration date after which all would be hunky-dory.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
But all was not completely hunky-dory at the station.
—Breanne L. Heldman, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
From the outside, everything looks hunky-dory at Theatre Three.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2023
These were not announcements Belichick would make on his own if everything were hunky-dory down in Foxborough.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2023
McFaul argues that differences between individual leaders explain Russia’s alternating policies of cooperation and confrontation: everything is hunky-dory when Dmitry Medvedev is president, but trouble comes when Putin takes charge.
—Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2014
Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
This means that when AI gives you an answer that the AI portrays for example as fully aboveboard and hunky-dory, the reality is that the response is bound to be a lot shakier than you are being led to believe.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
All seems hunky-dory until another car speeds onto the scene, plowing into Carol and Milo.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
Ah, if only all of life’s temptations had an expiration date after which all would be hunky-dory.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
But all was not completely hunky-dory at the station.
—Breanne L. Heldman, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
From the outside, everything looks hunky-dory at Theatre Three.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2023
These were not announcements Belichick would make on his own if everything were hunky-dory down in Foxborough.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2023
McFaul argues that differences between individual leaders explain Russia’s alternating policies of cooperation and confrontation: everything is hunky-dory when Dmitry Medvedev is president, but trouble comes when Putin takes charge.
—Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunky-dory
Adjective
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Your family might do it slightly differently and that’s okay.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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For Jackie, the experience became a humbling reminder that even the most careful new parents will make mistakes—and that is okay.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Today, the shells continue to be found on powwow regalia (Russell McCloud is an in-demand artist for traditional breastplates), as well as on avant-garde runway fashions and fine jewelry pieces.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2025
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Oregon is fine On the surface, a single loss by the Ducks to a top-five team won’t be all that damaging in the long term.—
Erick Smith,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Link play is alright, but David Moyes will want more soon.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In the first clip, he can be seen making sure his partner is alright before the two get up to try again.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Hunky-dory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunky-dory. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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