thriving

thriving

adj

Definition of THRIVING

: characterized by success or prosperity <a thriving business>

— thriv·ing·ly \ˈthrī-viŋ-lē\ adverb

Examples of THRIVING

1. <our new landscaping business is thriving>
2. <the once thriving downtown has fallen into steep decline since the new mall was built>

First Known Use of THRIVING

1604

Related to THRIVING

Synonyms: flourishing, going, palmy, prosperous, successful, triumphant

Antonyms: failed, unsuccessful

Related Words: coming, promising; booming, growing, roaring, robust; boffo, gangbusters (also gangbuster), runaway, socko

Near Antonyms: futureless, hopeless, inauspicious, no-good, unpromising; collapsing, failing, flopping, flunking, folding, washing-out; declining, slipping, slumping, waning; bankrupt, kaput (also kaputt), kerflooey; destroyed, ruined, wrecked

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