thriving[adjective]Synonyms: prosperous, blooming, booming, burgeoning, flourishing, healthy, successful, well
Contrasted words: shriveling, dying
Related Idioms: going strong
Related Words: blooming,
growing,
advancing,
progressing
English Thesaurus: successful, effective, victorious, promising, thriving, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
thri‧ving /ˈθraɪvɪŋ/
adjective a thriving company, business etc is very successful
Synonym : flourishing:
a thriving tourist industry [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
successful achieving what you wanted, or having the effect or result you intended:
He applied for a visa three times and in the end he was successful. The treatment was successful. It was a highly successful campaign.effective having the effect or result that was wanted - used especially about treatments, drugs, or methods:
The drug is effective against a range of diseases. We still haven't found an effective way to solve the problem.victorious successful as a result of winning in a game, election, war etc:
the captain of the victorious team She emerged victorious in the second round of voting.promising likely to be very successful in the future, used especially about someone who is good at a job, sport, art etc:
a promising young athlete He gave up a promising career in banking.thriving very successful – used about a company, industry, or organization that is doing well at a particular time:
The area has a thriving tourist industry. The school is thriving academically.booming extremely successful – used about an economy, or when business or trade is increasing:
the booming economy in China Business is booming. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲