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adjective

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1

as in successful

having attained a desired end or state of good fortune

a flourishing actor in the early years of the talkies

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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2

as in thriving

marked by much life, movement, or activity

a flourishing market in sports memorabilia

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thriving
• buzzing
• vibrant
• busy
• humming
• lively
• crowded
• populous
• bustling
• brisk
• animated
• astir
• alive
• happening
• rousing
• stirring
• kinetic
• teeming
• abubble
• hopping
• aboil
• abuzz
• swarming
• overflowing
• abounding
• thronging

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• dead
• inactive
• lifeless
• sleepy
• asleep

• dead
• inactive
• lifeless
• sleepy
• asleep

3

as in prospering

marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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flourishing

2 of 3

noun

as in blossoming

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blossoming
• flowering
• maturing
• maturation
• ripening
• growth
• development
• softening
• evolution
• evolvement
• mellowing
• expansion
• maturity
• progression
• coming-of-age

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• declining
• decline
• deterioration
• decay
• decaying
• degeneration
• wilting
• decadence
• declension
• descent
• fading
• waning
• withering
• demise
• death
• dying
• shriveling
• end
• exit
• shrivelling
• decease
• ebbing
• expiration
• perishing
• regression
• retrogression
• reversion
• expiry
• expiring

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• declining
• decline
• deterioration
• decay
• decaying
• degeneration
• wilting
• decadence
• declension
• descent
• fading
• waning
• withering
• demise
• death
• dying
• shriveling
• end
• exit
• shrivelling
• decease
• ebbing
• expiration
• perishing
• regression
• retrogression
• reversion
• expiry
• expiring

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flourishing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of flourish

1

as in burgeoning

to grow vigorously

that plant flourishes in cool, wet weather

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thriving
• prospering
• burgeoning
• bourgeoning
• flowering
• proliferating
• sprouting
• producing
• blooming
• luxuriating
• rooting
• propagating
• shooting up
• overgrowing
• germinating
• seeding
• fruiting
• regenerating

2

as in succeeding

to reach a desired level of accomplishment

the arts program flourished once it received adequate funding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thriving
• prospering
• succeeding
• arriving
• excelling
• making it
• getting ahead
• cutting it
• getting there
• getting somewhere
• hacking it
• winning
• making good
• prevailing
• hitting it big
• cutting the mustard
• making the grade
• making one's mark
• coming into one's own
• triumphing

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• failing
• struggling
• floundering

• failing
• struggling
• floundering