Antonyms of adj golden

6 senses of golden

Sense 1
aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden -- (having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet")

INDIRECT (VIA chromatic) -> achromatic, neutral -- (having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white")

Sense 2
golden, halcyon, prosperous -- (marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade")

INDIRECT (VIA happy) -> unhappy -- (experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad")

Sense 3
gold, golden, gilded -- (made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons")

INDIRECT (VIA metallic) -> nonmetallic, nonmetal -- (not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "nonmetallic elements")

Sense 4
fortunate, golden -- (supremely favored; "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust")

INDIRECT (VIA blessed) -> cursed, curst -- (deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier; "villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed"; "cursed with four daughter"; "not a cursed drop"; "his cursed stupidity"; "I'll be cursed if I can see your reasoning")

Sense 5
golden -- (suggestive of gold; "a golden voice")

INDIRECT (VIA euphonious) -> cacophonous, cacophonic -- (having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten)

Sense 6
golden, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous -- (presaging or likely to bring good luck; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision")

INDIRECT (VIA propitious) -> unpropitious -- (not propitious)

Similarity of adj golden

6 senses of golden

Sense 1
aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden -- (having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet")
       => chromatic (vs. achromatic) -- (being or having or characterized by hue)

Sense 2
golden, halcyon, prosperous -- (marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade")
       => happy (vs. unhappy) -- (enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage")

Sense 3
gold, golden, gilded -- (made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons")
       => metallic (vs. nonmetallic), metal (prenominal) -- (containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce)

Sense 4
fortunate, golden -- (supremely favored; "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust")
       => blessed (vs. cursed), blest -- (highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income")

Sense 5
golden -- (suggestive of gold; "a golden voice")
       => euphonious (vs. cacophonous), euphonous -- (having a pleasant sound; "a euphonious trill of silver laughter")

Sense 6
golden, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous -- (presaging or likely to bring good luck; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision")
       => propitious (vs. unpropitious) -- (presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success; "propitious omens"; "propitious gales speeded us along"; "a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration")