Synonyms of flourished

flourished

verb

past tense of flourish

1

as in thrived

to grow vigorously

that plant flourishes in cool, wet weather

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thrived
• prospered
• bloomed
• burgeoned
• proliferated
• flowered
• sprouted
• produced
• rooted
• shot up
• propagated
• luxuriated
• germinated
• overgrew
• seeded
• fruited
• regenerated

2

as in succeeded

to reach a desired level of accomplishment

the arts program flourished once it received adequate funding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thrived
• succeeded
• prospered
• arrived
• excelled
• made it
• cut it
• won
• got there
• made good
• got ahead
• hacked it
• made the grade
• got somewhere
• cut the mustard
• prevailed
• hit it big
• triumphed
• came into one's own
• made one's mark

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failed
• struggled
• floundered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flourished

The business flourished in the ’50s and ’60s with real estate development booming and brought in thousands of new customers. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026

That role kickstarted a film and television career that has flourished over the last decade. — Kristen Lopez, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026

The demand has grown so high that an underground gray market has flourished in delivering those cult-classic burgers to hungry customers. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

In this respect this limited expansion differed fundamentally from the chain stores that flourished from the 1990s. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

The absence of a living monarch on our money, or on our travel documents, was not an accident haphazardly arrived at but a declaration of equality meant to be flourished and displayed. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026

China has stepped up cooperation with Southeast Asian nations to crack down on a vast industry that has flourished in the region in recent years to fleece people out of billions of dollars. — CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Left to her own devices, the former Danity Kane and Diddy - Dirty Money member has flourished creatively. — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

In the Ming era, for instance, foreign beliefs such as Manichaeism, a Persian faith that had flourished under Mongol rule, were suppressed. — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026