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1
having attained a desired end or state of good fortune
- the play had a successful run on Broadway
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- in clover
- (also in the clover)
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2
marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically
- sold their successful dry-cleaning business and retired to Hawaii
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- booming,
- boomy,
- flourishing,
- golden,
- halcyon,
- healthy,
- lush,
- palmy,
- prospering,
- prosperous,
- roaring,
- thriving
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- affluent,
- moneyed
- (also monied),
- opulent,
- rich,
- substantial,
- wealthy,
- well-heeled,
- well-off,
- well-to-do
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“Successful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successful. Accessed 19 Apr. 2021.
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The first known use of successful was in 1594
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