1. Very lively and profitable
   "a thriving tourist centre"; "did a thriving business in orchids"
   - booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring

1. Grow vigorously
   "The deer population in this town is thriving"
   - boom, flourish, expand 
2. Make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
   "The new student is thriving"
   - prosper, fly high, flourish

See also: successful

Type of: change state, grow, turn

Encyclopedia: Thrive

• wealthy
• wealthy man
• wealthy person
• wean
• weaned
• weaning
• weanling
• weapon
• weapon of mass destruction
• weapon system
• weapon-grade plutonium
• weaponed
• weaponise
• weaponize
• weaponless
• weaponry
• weapons carrier
• weapons emplacement
• weapons platform
• weapons plutonium
• weapons system
• weapons-grade
• wear
• wear and tear
• wear away