Meaning & use

prosperous

adjective·Academic

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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