thriving

1 having attained a desired end or state of good fortune our new landscaping business is thriving Synonyms of thriving flourishing, going, palmy, prosperous, successful, triumphantWords Related to thriving coming, promising; booming, growing, roaring, robust; boffo, gangbusters (also gangbuster), runaway, sockoNear Antonyms of thriving futureless, hopeless, inauspicious, no-good, unpromising; collapsing, failing, flopping, flunking, folding, washing-out; declining, slipping, slumping, waning; bankrupt, kaput (also kaputt), kerflooey; destroyed, ruined, wreckedAntonyms of thriving failed, unsuccessful

2 marked by much life, movement, or activity the once thriving downtown has fallen into steep decline since the new mall was built Synonyms of thriving aboil, abubble, abuzz, animated, astir, brisk, bustling, busy, buzzing, flourishing, happening, hopping, humming, kinetic, lively, rousing, stirring, alive, vibrantWords Related to thriving abounding, crowded, overflowing, populous, swarming, teeming, throngingAntonyms of thriving asleep, dead, inactive, lifeless, sleepy

3 marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically a thriving manufacturing community that is experiencing a tremendous growth in new jobs Synonyms of thriving booming, boomy, flourishing, golden, halcyon, healthy, lush, palmy, prospering, roaring, successful, prosperousWords Related to thriving affluent, moneyed (also monied), opulent, rich, substantial, wealthy, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do; comfortableNear Antonyms of thriving declining, dying, failing, floundering, languishing, struggling; bankrupt, bankrupted, insolventAntonyms of thriving depressed, unprosperous, unsuccessful