HEYDAYS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

heydays

noun

plural of heyday

as in blooms

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 heydays The club was in one of the patented franchise heydays, winning the Stanley Cup six times that decade. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Its headliners included Vanilla Ice, the Commodores, Bret Michaels of Poison, Flo Rida, Martina McBride, Milli Vanilli, and the C+C Music Factory—a handful of recognizable acts, albeit ones that had their respective heydays several decades ago. — Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026 Some, like Hickory Hollow Mall in Antioch and RiverGate Mall in Goodlettsville, experienced long heydays before being sold and pitched as mixed-use redevelopment sites. — Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Dec. 2025 Its presence — from the carmaker’s marketing program to original owners’ memories — is a reminder of the lightweight vehicles’ heydays beginning in 1950. — James Raia, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025 In the cafés' heydays of the 1950s and 60s, Texas chef and cookbook author Helen Corbitt developed hundreds of recipes, many of which are beloved still today, even by people who've never been to one of the cafés. — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025 Taylor was there as Dragon spread its wings for two distinct heydays, performing in the band from 1974–1979, and again from 1982–1985. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019

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Noun

Choose shrubs for autumn color, berries, or blooms that fit your growing zone.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2026
Waters are becoming cloudier overall, while harmful algal blooms — measured through chlorophyll a levels — are trending in the wrong direction, the report found.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of blooms

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Bag designs were more polarized, with oversize silhouettes and revivals of heritage styles juxtaposed to fantasy minaudière designs, sculptural clutches and embellished mini bags displaying brands’ craftsmanship and doubling as objects of art.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Paramount is taking over the Bay Theater, the long-shuttered cinema at Palisades Village formerly leased by Netflix, adding to a wave of revivals of dormant movie theaters across Los Angeles.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

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