Meaning & use
prosperous
Successful, especially in financial terms; flourishing and well-off.
See it in a sentence
The once-struggling town became a prosperous center for tech companies.
They wished the newlyweds a long and prosperous life together.
A note on using this word
Prosperous usually emphasizes financial or economic success, though it can extend to general flourishing, as in a 'prosperous marriage'.
Words with a similar meaning
wealthythriving
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
poorstruggling
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