PROSPERS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

prospers

verb

present tense third-person singular of prosper

as in thrives

to grow vigorously the plants seem to be prospering on the new fertilizers

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as in flourishes

to reach a desired level of accomplishment began to prosper after years of crushing setbacks

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Recent Examples of prospers 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

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Verb

Coyote brush, a drought-tolerant, evergreen plant that thrives in the preserve’s grasslands and oak-woodland foothills, is a common native shrub found throughout this preserve.

— Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
The herd at Smiling Buddha Yaks thrives in Colorado’s alpine climate.

— David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of thrives

Verb

The cancer arose in one clam, crossed into the other, and now flourishes in its new host, while the pullet carpet shell in those same waters shows no trace of the disease.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Given the number of people involved in the current outbreak already, Mandrell suspects there may be multiple sources of contamination, since this is the time that the parasite generally flourishes.

— Alice Park, Time, 17 July 2026

Definition of flourishes

Verb

That seems rather unfair on those who operated well under their PSR limit, and a concession offered by the EFL arrives in the form of a transitional ‘allowable headroom injection’.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Much will depend on temperatures and the elevation of the snow level when each storm arrives.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026