GOLDEN AGE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

golden age

noun

Definition of golden age

as in renaissance

a period of high artistic or cultural development a memoir of her days as an actress in the golden age of Hollywood

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dark age

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Recent Examples of golden age 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 There are plenty of scientists, industry researchers, and executives who believe the risks are overblown, and the technology is the way toward a new golden age. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 Inspired by Federico Fellini and the golden age of Italian cinema, this act celebrates the emergence of the Italian diva—an enduring symbol of glamour, sensuality, and style. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for golden age

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renaissance

Noun

This fertile period of creative and intellectual life wasn’t even a renaissance, one partygoer declares.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
Acting was his guiding passion, but his deep love for the avant-garde helped till the ground for the city’s theatrical renaissance that the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival catalyzed.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

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