Synonyms of thriving

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adjective

1

as in successful

having attained a desired end or state of good fortune

our new landscaping business is thriving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• successful
• prosperous
• flourishing
• growing
• in clover
• triumphant
• going
• palmy
• in the clover
• promising
• booming
• coming
• roaring
• gangbusters
• runaway
• gangbuster
• robust
• boffo
• socko

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsuccessful
• failing
• collapsing
• hopeless
• failed
• declining
• unpromising
• bankrupt
• slipping
• futureless
• inauspicious
• destroyed
• folding
• waning
• flopping
• slumping
• washing-out
• ruined
• wrecked
• kaput
• flunking
• no-good
• kaputt
• kerflooey

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• unsuccessful
• failing
• collapsing
• hopeless
• failed
• declining
• unpromising
• bankrupt
• slipping
• futureless
• inauspicious
• destroyed
• folding
• waning
• flopping
• slumping
• washing-out
• ruined
• wrecked
• kaput
• flunking
• no-good
• kaputt
• kerflooey

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2

as in buzzing

marked by much life, movement, or activity

the once thriving downtown has fallen into steep decline since the new mall was built

Synonyms & Similar Words

• buzzing
• vibrant
• busy
• lively
• humming
• crowded
• flourishing
• populous
• bustling
• alive
• brisk
• happening
• animated
• astir
• stirring
• rousing
• kinetic
• abuzz
• hopping
• teeming
• abubble
• aboil
• swarming
• overflowing
• abounding
• thronging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dead
• inactive
• lifeless
• sleepy
• asleep

• dead
• inactive
• lifeless
• sleepy
• asleep

3

as in prospering

marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically

a thriving manufacturing community that is experiencing a tremendous growth in new jobs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prospering
• prosperous
• booming
• successful
• flourishing
• golden
• wealthy
• healthy
• roaring
• affluent
• rich
• palmy
• halcyon
• lush
• boomy
• moneyed
• comfortable
• substantial
• opulent
• monied
• well-to-do
• well-heeled
• well-off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dying
• unsuccessful
• struggling
• failing
• depressed
• declining
• languishing
• bankrupt
• floundering
• unprosperous
• insolvent
• bankrupted

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• dying
• unsuccessful
• struggling
• failing
• depressed
• declining
• languishing
• bankrupt
• floundering
• unprosperous
• insolvent
• bankrupted

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thriving

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verb

present participle of thrive

1

as in flourishing

to grow vigorously

these plants thrive with relatively little sunlight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flourishing
• prospering
• burgeoning
• bourgeoning
• blooming
• flowering
• producing
• propagating
• sprouting
• proliferating
• rooting
• shooting up
• luxuriating
• overgrowing
• germinating
• seeding
• fruiting
• regenerating

2

as in succeeding

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

• flourishing
• prospering
• succeeding
• arriving
• excelling
• making it
• getting ahead
• getting there
• cutting it
• getting somewhere
• hacking it
• winning
• making good
• hitting it big
• prevailing
• cutting the mustard
• making the grade
• coming into one's own
• making one's mark
• triumphing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• struggling
• failing
• floundering

• struggling
• failing
• floundering