PROSPERING Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in thriving

marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically selling a whole range of luxury products to the prospering middle class

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prospering

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verb

present participle of prosper

as in flourishing

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

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as in succeeding

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

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Recent Examples of prospering

Adjective

Wall Street has been treating the two companies very differently over the past year, largely because Alphabet has a prospering cloud business that helps justify its hefty spending. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 5 June 2026

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These drought-tolerant plants can keep every outdoor container garden and flower bed prospering even when rainfall is scarce and the heat is relentless. — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 May 2026 The agreement also established four goals for the year 2050, addressing protection and restoration, prospering with nature, sharing benefits fairly, and investment and collaboration. — Mark Vanderschaaf, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026 As travel to Europe increased by the turn of the century, arts journalists from Europe found audiences in the United States, and American journalists stationed overseas began writing about the prospering art scene across the Atlantic. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026 Know More Carlyle itself has been prospering lately. — Miles Weiss, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Surviving automation and prospering from economic growth are two very different things. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026 Inside San Quentin, Evans was prospering, according to others who knew him at the prison. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026 But the company made a remarkable subsequent turnaround under Derrer’s direction, prospering artistically and drawing new audiences. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026 Even the lawn weeds are not prospering on most sites. — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Jan. 2026

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Adjective

Salem is a vibrant, thriving, bustling city, attracting throngs of tourists in the autumn.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Lump recommends people explore the thriving creative communities in the towns en route, such as Mendocino and Laguna Beach.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

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While most have never been rolled out to the public, one low-tech micro-transit project has been quietly succeeding in filing in some public transportation gaps and getting people around their neighborhoods — for free.

— Sofia Zarran, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Saunders was there for one season, succeeding Mike Hancock, who resigned while citing anxiety, grief and depression in the wake of a 2024 school shooting that left two students and two educators dead.

— Caitlyn Stroh-Page, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of succeeding

Adjective

The construction is transforming what was once a coastal defense zone into one of China’s most prosperous regions.

— Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
In Namibia, the stakes are high, but so is the promise of a more prosperous, wild future.

— Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of prosperous

Verb

Meanwhile, Russia's civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, said Friday afternoon that all four Moscow airports -- Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky -- stopped flights arriving and departing for security reasons.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Mitsubishi Eclipse Sportback Mitsubishi is again capitalizing on the Eclipse name, this time with the 2027 Eclipse Sportback, an all-electric subcompact SUV arriving in 2026.

— Matt Degen, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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From big, booming party speakers to tiny wireless earbuds, the company specializes in sound small enough for a single pair of ears or an entire house full of party patrons.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
For investors, the emergence of new formats and the booming creator economy offer inroads into the industry beyond the traditional realms of film and television.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

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