PROSPERING Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in thriving

marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically selling a whole range of luxury products to the prospering middle class

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prospering

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verb

present participle of prosper

as in flourishing

to grow vigorously the plants seem to be prospering on the new fertilizers

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as in succeeding

to reach a desired level of accomplishment began to prosper after years of crushing setbacks

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Adjective

Wall Street has been treating the two companies very differently over the past year, largely because Alphabet has a prospering cloud business that helps justify its hefty spending. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 5 June 2026

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These drought-tolerant plants can keep every outdoor container garden and flower bed prospering even when rainfall is scarce and the heat is relentless. — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 May 2026 The agreement also established four goals for the year 2050, addressing protection and restoration, prospering with nature, sharing benefits fairly, and investment and collaboration. — Mark Vanderschaaf, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026 As travel to Europe increased by the turn of the century, arts journalists from Europe found audiences in the United States, and American journalists stationed overseas began writing about the prospering art scene across the Atlantic. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026 Know More Carlyle itself has been prospering lately. — Miles Weiss, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Surviving automation and prospering from economic growth are two very different things. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026 Inside San Quentin, Evans was prospering, according to others who knew him at the prison. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026 But the company made a remarkable subsequent turnaround under Derrer’s direction, prospering artistically and drawing new audiences. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026 Even the lawn weeds are not prospering on most sites. — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Jan. 2026

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In an endearing gesture from a multimillionaire who ran a thriving entertainment production company specializing in true-crime shows, McDonnell was coming to offer a sweet form of thanks to the bank’s sales team.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
Marie Cervay Hickle of PNC Bank explains how historic and new markets tax credits facilitate adaptive reuse, transforming vacant structures like old mills into thriving apartment communities and revitalizing neighborhoods.

— Katie Goar, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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The massacre devastated Wilmington’s flourishing Black middle class and sent a message of impunity to white vigilantes nationwide.

— Namara Smith, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
The era is remembered as a golden age of prosperity, paired with a thriving art and culture scene—Toulouse-Lautrec posters, the Eiffel Tower (built in 1889), extravagant fashion, the Moulin Rouge, and the flourishing Impressionist art world.

— R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of flourishing

Verb

Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen or heard publicly since succeeding his father, former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an airstrike when the war began.

— Bloomberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
There is nobody else at his level who has a more vested interest in Google succeeding.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of succeeding

Verb

Even when fit, the Swedish striker struggled to hit top form after arriving from Newcastle United for a Premier League-record £130m fee.

— Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026
In the cloud, late-arriving data can often be retried; at the edge, a late packet may miss the decision window.

— Jagadish Gokavarapu, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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The booming, 10-inch speaker device is intended to connect with drivers who, in the view of law enforcement, are yielding less frequently to emergency sirens.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Domestic solar panel production is booming, though most manufacturers use polysilicon from China and other key components from Southeast Asia.

— Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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