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prosperous

[pros-per-uhs] / ˈprɒs pər əs /
ADJECTIVE
successful, thriving
Synonyms
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affluent booming comfortable flourishing fortunate rich robust wealthy well-heeled well-off well-to-do
WEAK
blooming doing well easy halcyon in clover in the money lousy rich lucky main-line money to burn moneyed on top of heap opulent palmy prospering roaring sitting pretty snug substantial upper-class uptown well
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destitute failing impoverished lacking needy poor unhappy upset wanting weak
WEAK
disadvantageous hopeless losing unpromising unprosperous unsuccessful
ADJECTIVE
promising, advantageous
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bright fortunate happy profitable
WEAK
appropriate auspicious convenient desirable favorable felicitous good lucky opportune propitious seasonable timely well-timed
Antonyms
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depressed sad unfortunate unhappy unlucky
WEAK
disadvantageous failing hopeless losing poor unpromising unprosperous unsuccessful

Example Sentences

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The U.A.E. is a modern, progressive, prosperous Muslim society that delivers for its people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

“We know that when people are prosperous, particularly those who have earned a particular amount of wealth, they reinvest that.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

We can and should hope for a better outcome for Iranians than for Iraqis: freedom from an oppressive regime, minimal death and destruction, a smooth democratic transition, a functional democracy, a peaceful and prosperous society.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

Voters will head to the polls in the southwestern state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, a prosperous hub of Germany's flagship auto sector with a population of 11.2 million.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

A big, prosperous city rising up on its own in the stifling Amazon forest?

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.