flourished

VERB

grow, prosper

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bloom blossom boom develop do well expand multiply succeed thrive

STRONG

amplify arrive augment batten burgeon flower go increase score wax

WEAK

be on top of heap bear fruit come along get ahead get on go great guns hit it big live high on hog make out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease fail lessen lose shrink shrivel wither

WEAK

cease hinder languish stunt

VERB

wave about

Synonyms

STRONG

brandish display flaunt flutter shake sweep swing swish twirl vaunt wag wield

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal hide

WEAK

cease fail hinder languish stunt

Example Sentences

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But what gifted youth need is guidance from the gifted who figured out how to be graciously protean, pragmatic flourishers.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2018

Among the flourishers have been the industry's established leaders.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was the first of your tremolandoists and flourishers.

From The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II by Hoffmann, Ernst Theordor Wilhelm