Synonyms of thrives

thrives

verb

present tense third-person singular of thrive

1

as in flourishes

to grow vigorously

these plants thrive with relatively little sunlight

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in succeeds

to reach a desired level of accomplishment

going to a school for gifted students will help him thrive as a musical prodigy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fails
• struggles
• flounders

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thrives

While other factors contribute to vibrio, warm water is where the bacteria thrives. — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

The bacteria thrives in warm coastal waters and can be contracted through open wounds or by eating raw shellfish. — Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026

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

Brown patch is a fungal disease that thrives in warm, humid conditions when grass stays wet for long periods. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 9 Aug. 2026

The herd at Smiling Buddha Yaks thrives in Colorado’s alpine climate. — David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

But Milwaukee Avenue, the Northern border of the plaza, mostly is boarded up or covered with harsh metallic grates, even as that street thrives to the west, having been reinvented as the Hipster Highway, the epicenter of bike-lane Chicago. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Both post test scores far below the state average, and the funding formula leaves Hartford’s own school district starved while CREC thrives with surpluses. — State Rep Maryam Khan, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026

The ability to understand the impact of each, navigate the challenges and passionately pursue the opportunities may ultimately determine who thrives in this space. — Nishtha Sareen, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026