Synonyms of prosper

prosper

verb

ˈprä-spər 

1

as in to thrive

to grow vigorously

the plants seem to be prospering on the new fertilizers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thrive
• flourish
• bloom
• proliferate
• sprout
• burgeon
• flower
• produce
• propagate
• shoot up
• root
• germinate
• fruit
• overgrow
• luxuriate
• seed
• regenerate

2

as in to flourish

to reach a desired level of accomplishment

began to prosper after years of crushing setbacks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flourish
• thrive
• succeed
• arrive
• make it
• excel
• cut it
• hack it
• get ahead
• get somewhere
• get there
• win
• make good
• make the grade
• prevail
• hit it big
• cut the mustard
• make one's mark
• come into one's own
• triumph

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fail
• struggle
• flounder

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prosper

Kuriyama held firm that Ohtani could prosper as both a pitcher and hitter at a time that opinion was far from universal. —Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026

Inside San Quentin, Evans was prospering, according to others who knew him at the prison. —Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026

Only Joe’s Stone Crab Restaurant, managed by Redevelopment Agency Chairman Irwin Sawitz, has prospered. —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026

Casse is one of few trainers so prospered. —Bob Wisener, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026