THRIVEN Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

thrive

verb

ˈthrīv

Definition of thrive

as in to flourish

to grow vigorously these plants thrive with relatively little sunlight

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as in to succeed

to reach a desired level of accomplishment going to a school for gifted students will help him thrive as a musical prodigy

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Recent Examples of thrive That way, avocados and their lovers alike can continue to thrive in the future. — July 24, NPR, 24 July 2026 The movie also thrived at the Cesar Awards, winning seven awards out of 12 nominations, including best film. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 24 July 2026 As a psychologist, the 71-year-old has talked clients through the ups and downs of this time, heard their regrets, and learned about factors that cause some people to struggle and others to thrive. — Anna Borges, Washington Post, 24 July 2026 The ones now thriving repositioned around what stayed scarce. — François Candelon, Fortune, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for thrive

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The city was established in 1860, and the downtown had flourished through the 1880s and 1890s.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
While casinos, state lotteries and online sports betting flourished, polls showed young people weren’t interested in horse racing.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

Definition of flourish

Verb

Staveley finally succeeded in October 2021, bankrolled by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF).

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 21 July 2026
As several experts have told CNN, when a drug trafficking leader falls, there are always many others available to succeed him, so the criminal organization – at least for now – remains active.

— Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of succeed

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The leaders who prosper from it will be the ones who realize that changing the interface is the easy part; maintaining the institutional judgment, accountability, and logic beneath it is the hard part—and the part that matters most.

— Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
That’s hard to imagine of a president who uses the office to promote and prosper from his own brand name.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of prosper

Verb

France Under-21 international Jacquet, who arrived in a £60million ($81m at current exchange rates) move from French club Rennes, is fit to feature after recovering from the shoulder injury which wrecked the second half of last season for him.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 20 July 2026
The world’s media has arrived in Downing Street in London ahead of today’s events.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

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