Synonyms of prosperous

prosperous

adjective

ˈprä-sp(ə-)rəs 

1

as in thriving

marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically

a prosperous business that will soon be expanding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thriving
• prospering
• successful
• wealthy
• golden
• booming
• healthy
• flourishing
• affluent
• roaring
• palmy
• halcyon
• rich
• well-to-do
• lush
• moneyed
• monied
• boomy
• opulent
• well-off
• substantial
• comfortable
• well-heeled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsuccessful
• depressed
• failing
• unprosperous
• dying
• bankrupt
• struggling
• declining
• insolvent
• languishing
• floundering
• bankrupted

2

as in successful

having attained a desired end or state of good fortune

one of the most prosperous families in the community

Synonyms & Similar Words

• successful
• thriving
• flourishing
• triumphant
• palmy
• promising
• in the clover
• going
• in clover
• growing
• booming
• robust
• coming
• roaring
• runaway
• gangbuster
• gangbusters
• boffo
• socko

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsuccessful
• inauspicious
• hopeless
• unpromising
• no-good
• failed
• failing
• futureless
• bankrupt
• collapsing
• washing-out
• folding
• destroyed
• slipping
• declining
• waning
• flopping
• ruined
• slumping
• wrecked
• flunking
• kaputt
• kerflooey
• kaput

3

as in lush

growing thickly and vigorously

our neighbor has a real green thumb and a yard full of healthy, prosperous plants

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lush
• weedy
• rampant
• luxuriant
• dense
• thick
• lavish
• rank
• verdant
• overgrown
• tangled
• profuse
• close
• overrun

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sparse
• dormant
• blighted
• stunted

Examples of prosperous in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The future of global societies depends on our ability to harness the power of culture to build bridges, not walls, and to pave the way for a more inclusive and prosperous world. —Paolo Petrocelli, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024

Internet gives flowers, mourns loss of Cat Glover Tributes for Glover poured in after the news broke, with many Prince fans taking to social media to reminisce and give the multi-hyphenate her flowers after a prosperous career. —Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024

Tragically, if not predictably, the vision of a peaceful and prosperous day after is slipping ever farther away. —Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2024

Balancing fiscal responsibility with strategic investments ensures a prosperous future for Waukesha County. —Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2024