Synonyms for

Sixties

Verb / ˈsɪksti:z / Another word for sixties — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

The decade from 1960 to 1969.

Synonyms & similar words

s lx midsixties sixty 1960s

Synonyms by register

Formal

the 1960s the decade of the sixties

Informal

the sixties the 60s

Literary

the swinging sixties

Antonyms

early modern contemporary present recent

Common collocations

  • the late sixties
  • the early sixties
  • the mid-sixties
  • the decade of the sixties
  • the sixties revolution
  • the sixties counterculture
  • the sixties music

Word family

noun sixties
adjective sixtieth

Usage note

Refers to the decade of the 1960s. 'The sixties' is the most common usage. It often carries connotations of cultural and social change.

Example sentences

  1. My parents were teenagers in the sixties.
  2. The fashion in the sixties was very different from today.
  3. The Beatles were a popular band in the sixties.
  4. Martin Luther King Jr. made significant strides for civil rights in the sixties.
  5. The space race between the US and the Soviet Union was a significant event of the sixties.

Quotes

  • "In the sixties, love was free; it came in colors you could see; it came to those who felt it near and free." - John Lennon
  • "The sixties were about personalities. It was the first time when mannequins became personalities. It was a time of great goals, an inventive time... and these girls were very individualistic, original characters." - Mary Quant
  • "The sixties were a time when ordinary people could do extraordinary things." - Paul McCartney

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