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flourishing

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of flourishing

1 having attained a desired end or state of good fortune

  • a flourishing actor in the early years of the talkies
Synonyms of flourishing

going, palmy, prosperous, successful, thriving, triumphant
Words Related to flourishing

coming, promising

booming, growing, roaring, robust

boffo, gangbusters (also gangbuster), runaway, socko
Phrases Synonymous with flourishing

in clover (also in the clover)
Near Antonyms of flourishing

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 of flourishing

failed, unsuccessful

2 marked by much life, movement, or activity

  • a flourishing market in sports memorabilia
Synonyms of flourishing

aboil, abubble, abuzz, alive, animated, astir, brisk, bustling, busy, buzzing, happening, hopping, humming, kinetic, lively, rousing, stirring, thriving, vibrant
Words Related to flourishing

abounding, crowded, overflowing, populous, swarming, teeming, thronging
Antonyms of flourishing

asleep, dead, inactive, lifeless, sleepy

3 marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically

  • a flourishing community that has become a major beneficiary of the high-tech boom
Synonyms of flourishing

booming, boomy, golden, halcyon, healthy, lush, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, successful, thriving
Words Related to flourishing

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

comfortable
Near Antonyms of flourishing

declining, dying, failing, floundering, languishing, struggling

bankrupt, bankrupted, insolvent
Antonyms of flourishing

depressed, unprosperous, unsuccessful

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