boomy

adjective

ˈbü-mē How to pronounce boomy (audio)
Definition of boomynext
as in thriving
marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically a developer who made a fortune during the boomy days of the housing bubble

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Recent Examples of boomy The bass is boomy, but the audio can lack clarity in the higher tones. — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2022 Unfortunately, this large four-cylinder idles with the clatter of a diesel and is boomy through the top half of the tachometer. — Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 14 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boomy
  1. thriving
  2. booming
  3. prosperous
  4. golden
  5. roaring
  6. wealthy
  7. successful
Adjective
  • De Lesseps turned a fall from countess to tabloid fixture into a thriving cabaret career.
    — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The era is remembered as a golden age of prosperity, paired with a thriving art and culture scene—Toulouse-Lautrec posters, the Eiffel Tower (built in 1889), extravagant fashion, the Moulin Rouge, and the flourishing Impressionist art world.
    — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of thriving
Adjective
  • The world’s fourth-largest economy, according to one count, also enjoyed booming business output as a flood of venture capital revitalized the state’s tech industry.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 3 Aug. 2026
  • When my great-aunt Alena Cindy Giardina bought her house in Inglewood’s Morningside Park more than five decades ago, the neighborhood was already booming.
    — Shi Bradley, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of booming
Adjective
  • But as the largest and most economically prosperous state in the country, its position is consequential.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Memories of paradise Sentir Cubano holds that prosperous paradise so many Cubans remember.
    — Sarah Moreno August 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of prosperous
Adjective
  • Iron emits a golden yellow, nitrogen and oxygen glow red, sodium appears orange, and calcium looks violet.
    — Michael J. Caduto, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
  • How to Deadhead Flowers with Many Small Blooms These include coreopsis, feverfew, golden marguerites, lobelia, sweet alyssum, smaller mums, potentilla, flax, aster, blanket flower, and ageratum.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of golden
Adjective
  • Rudy Gobert and a roaring, black-out playoff crowd towered over him.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Cornwall’s ‘roaring future’ If the world is ever to get close to net zero, lithium will be at the centre of it, said The Times.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 19 Feb. 2026
Definition of roaring
Adjective
  • That is Turner's contractual claim rather than his title, which is also broadly how UK investors got stock options and how most of the alternative assets sold to wealthy buyers are wrapped.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Backers of the Kansas proposal brush aside arguments that electing the justices will give wealthy donors control over the Supreme Court.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of wealthy
Adjective
  • That said, they’re also priced as long-shot bets, meaning a low rate of successful picks can still generate a profit.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The best rock tumbler for beginners is one that comes as a complete kit, including the rocks, so the novice has the best chance of being successful on the first try.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of successful

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“Boomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boomy. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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