flourishing
adjective
flour·ish·ing ˈflər-i-shiŋ 
ˈflə-rish
: marked by vigorous and healthy growth
a flourishing garden
: very active and successful a flourishing career
flourishingly adverb
flourishingly vibrant begonias
Even a few years ago, scientists had studied only a handful of galactic specimens. But recently, galaxy collections have grown flourishingly. 
Ann Finkbeiner
Ann Finkbeiner 
Synonyms
- going
- palmy
- prosperous
- successful
- thriving
- triumphant
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English florysschyng, from present participle of florisshen "to flourish entry 1"
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
flourishing 1 of 3
adjective
1
as in successful
having attained a desired end or state of good fortune a flourishing actor in the early years of the talkies Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- successful
- prosperous
- thriving
- in clover
- growing
- triumphant
- going
- palmy
- in the clover
- promising
- booming
- coming
- roaring
- gangbusters
- gangbuster
- runaway
- robust
- socko
- boffo
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unsuccessful
- failing
- collapsing
- hopeless
- failed
- unpromising
- folding
- declining
- inauspicious
- futureless
- bankrupt
- slipping
- waning
- flopping
- destroyed
- slumping
- washing-out
- ruined
- wrecked
- kaput
- flunking
- no-good
- kaputt
- kerflooey
2
as in thriving
marked by much life, movement, or activity a flourishing market in sports memorabilia Synonyms & Similar Words
- thriving
- buzzing
- vibrant
- busy
- humming
- lively
- crowded
- populous
- bustling
- brisk
- animated
- astir
- alive
- happening
- rousing
- stirring
- kinetic
- teeming
- abubble
- hopping
- aboil
- abuzz
- swarming
- overflowing
- abounding
- thronging
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dead
- inactive
- lifeless
- sleepy
- asleep
3
as in prospering
marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically a flourishing community that has become a major beneficiary of the high-tech boom Synonyms & Similar Words
- thriving
- prospering
- prosperous
- booming
- golden
- successful
- healthy
- wealthy
- roaring
- palmy
- halcyon
- affluent
- lush
- rich
- boomy
- moneyed
- substantial
- opulent
- comfortable
- monied
- well-off
- well-to-do
- well-heeled
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dying
- unsuccessful
- failing
- declining
- depressed
- languishing
- struggling
- bankrupt
- unprosperous
- floundering
- insolvent
- bankrupted
flourishing
2 of 3noun
as in blossoming
Synonyms & Similar Words
- blossoming
- flowering
- maturing
- maturation
- ripening
- growth
- development
- softening
- evolution
- evolvement
- mellowing
- expansion
- maturity
- progression
- coming-of-age
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- declining
- decline
- deterioration
- decay
- decaying
- degeneration
- wilting
- decadence
- declension
- descent
- fading
- waning
- withering
- demise
- death
- dying
- shriveling
- end
- exit
- shrivelling
- decease
- ebbing
- expiration
- perishing
- regression
- retrogression
- reversion
- expiry
- expiring
flourishing
3 of 3verb
1
as in burgeoning
to grow vigorously that plant flourishes in cool, wet weather Synonyms & Similar Words
- thriving
- prospering
- burgeoning
- bourgeoning
- flowering
- proliferating
- sprouting
- producing
- blooming
- luxuriating
- rooting
- propagating
- shooting up
- overgrowing
- germinating
- seeding
- fruiting
- regenerating
2
as in succeeding
to reach a desired level of accomplishment the arts program flourished once it received adequate funding Synonyms & Similar Words
- thriving
- prospering
- succeeding
- arriving
- excelling
- making it
- getting ahead
- cutting it
- getting there
- getting somewhere
- hacking it
- winning
- making good
- prevailing
- hitting it big
- cutting the mustard
- making the grade
- making one's mark
- coming into one's own
- triumphing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- failing
- struggling
- floundering
- fishinesses
- fishing
- fishing (for)
- fishing banks
- fishing bear
- fishing cat
- fishing duck
- fishing eagle
- fishing expedition
- fishing float
- fishing for
- fishing frog
- fishing ground
- fishing line
- fishing out
- fishing owl
- fishing pole
- fishing rod
- fishing space
- fishing tool
- fishing wand
- fishing worm
- fishings
- fishkills
- fishless