SILVER AGE Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

silver age

noun

Definition of silver age

as in millennium

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dark age

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Recent Examples of silver age During that decade, Necaxa also had a silver age, winning three Mexican league titles. — Arturo Conde, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025 The silver age wrapped up with Walt Disney and his animators balancing the visual ambition of Fantasia with the storytelling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. — Josh Spiegel, Vulture, 24 July 2024 To modern readers, the silver age comics of the early Marvel era may read as kind of hokey. — Joe George, Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023 After its first five glorious years, the Lampoon had gradually transitioned to a silver age, and then to an age of progressively baser metals. — Benjamin Wallace, HWD, 1 May 2017

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Noun

As Taiwan races toward the new millennium, its hunger for progress propels the boy forward, Yen says, while the uncle never gets that option.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Few institutions have managed to keep a medieval ceremony alive for nearly a millennium while completely transforming its meaning.

— Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of millennium

Noun

Other meaningful moments in Busan Tuesday night included the honoring of two trailblazing women of Hong Kong cinema’s golden age.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
For me, this already is the golden age of the Dodgers, whatever happens this October notwithstanding.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of golden age

Noun

Thousands carrying white flowers lined the roads in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City Wednesday as the remains of 731 people believed to have been killed during the 1968 Tet Offensive were taken for burial nearly six decades after their deaths.

— Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Castle Town bustled more than ever, teeming with banners, flowers and colorful citizenry.

— James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of flower

Noun

The fashion environment has altered dramatically from that of Brock Collection’s heyday.

— Laura Neilson, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2026
Guests Adriana Lima, Honey Dijon, Soo Joo Park and Cindy Bruna were also dressed in vintage Donna Karan, appearing in an assortment of slip dresses, column silhouettes and other pieces from the brand’s heyday.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026

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