prosperous

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Definition of PROSPEROUS

1

marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically <a prosperous business that will soon be expanding>

Synonyms booming, boomy, flourishing, golden, halcyon, healthy, lush, palmy, prospering, roaring, successful, thriving

Related Words affluent, moneyed (also monied), opulent, rich, substantial, wealthy, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do; comfortable

Near Antonyms declining, dying, failing, floundering, languishing, struggling; bankrupt, bankrupted, insolvent

Antonyms depressed, unprosperous, unsuccessful

2

having attained a desired end or state of good fortune <one of the most prosperous families in the community>

Synonyms flourishing, going, palmy, prosperous, thriving, triumphant

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

Antonyms failed, unsuccessful

3

growing thickly and vigorously <our neighbor has a real green thumb and a yard full of healthy, prosperous plants>

Synonyms lush, luxuriant, prosperous, rampant, weedy

Related Words lavish, profuse; overgrown, overrun, verdant; close, dense, tangled, thick

Near Antonyms dormant; blighted, stunted

Antonyms sparse