PROSPER Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

prosper

verb

ˈprä-spər

Definition of prosper

as in to thrive

to grow vigorously the plants seem to be prospering on the new fertilizers

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as in to flourish

to reach a desired level of accomplishment began to prosper after years of crushing setbacks

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Recent Examples of prosper The cyclical reality awaiting ‘naive capital’ Allianz is far from the only insurer to have prospered through recent upheavals. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 July 2026 But Crosby also admitted that bookies continue to prosper in Alabama. — Keith O’Brien, New Yorker, 25 June 2026 The beginnings of modern Miami Early American settlers attempted to establish plantations along the Miami River, though many failed to prosper. — Hank Tester, CBS News, 1 July 2026 An African nation bounded by the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to its north has prospered a kinship in a town located in a state literally smack-dab in the middle of America — a town whose new college football stadium is accented by light towers made to represent wheat. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for prosper

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Most landscapes do not need pesticides to thrive, so put away the chemicals.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Unearthed in 1986, archaeologists believe that the site was the ancient Greco-Roman port city of Leukaspis on the Mediterranean, which was built in the second denture and thrived until the fourth century, the ministry said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026

Definition of thrive

Verb

Of course, Oaxaca's appeal also extends beyond the plate, with colorful colonial architecture, bustling markets, centuries-old churches, and a flourishing art scene.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
Our mission is to help link the users and providers of capital with transparency, with data, with models, so that capitalism flourishes.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of flourish

Verb

Marine Le Pen succeeds her father as president of the National Front, launching a long-term effort to broaden the party’s appeal and distance it from its extremist image.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
But instead of playing kingmaker, the lame-duck governor has refused to get behind a candidate to succeed him.

— Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

Definition of succeed

Verb

On June 23, an attendant at a gas station in the center of Moscow told CNN that tankers were still arriving and delivering fuel according to schedule.

— Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
The 2025 season was a rough one in Tim Albin’s first season at the helm after arriving from Ohio.

— Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

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