Synonyms of prospers

prospers

verb

present tense third-person singular of prosper

1

as in thrives

to grow vigorously

the plants seem to be prospering on the new fertilizers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thrives
• flourishes
• proliferates
• blooms
• flowers
• burgeons
• produces
• roots
• propagates
• germinates
• shoots up
• sprouts
• fruits
• luxuriates
• overgrows
• seeds
• regenerates

2

as in flourishes

to reach a desired level of accomplishment

began to prosper after years of crushing setbacks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thrives
• flourishes
• succeeds
• arrives
• excels
• makes it
• wins
• cuts it
• gets ahead
• prevails
• gets there
• gets somewhere
• makes the grade
• hacks it
• makes good
• hits it big
• cuts the mustard
• makes one's mark
• triumphs
• comes into one's own

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fails
• struggles
• flounders

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prospers

When a family can work well together, support one another and share a common purpose, everyone prospers. — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

That is why Florida Republicans are taking the lead to make sure the state prospers as AI advances, instead of letting Silicon Valley write the rules. — Brendan Steinhauser, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026

Conditions Boxwood prospers when it is grown in full sun to part shade. — Lauren Dunec Hoang, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2026

Which is a long way of saying that Live Nation prospers at least somewhat because its executives uniquely saw a future in the concert space that its competitors did not. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026

Perhaps Javier prospers in ways Alcantara couldn’t. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025