Meanings
adjectivethriving (comparative more thriving, superlative most thriving)
comparative more thriving · superlative most thriving
- That thrives; successful; flourishing or prospering.
thriving shop
2 more examples
thriving community
thriving industry
Synonyms: fortunate, prosperous, successful
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of thrive
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveThat thrives; successful; flourishing or prospering.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivevery lively and profitable
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Translations
Ancient Greek εὐθαλής
- εὐθαλής (euthalḗs)flourishing
Finnish kukoistava
- kukoistavaflourishing
French florissant, prospère
- florissantflourishing
- prospèreflourishing
German florierend, pulsierend
- florierendflourishing
- pulsierendflourishing
Hindi संपन्न
- संपन्न (sampann)flourishing
Irish rafar, fásmhar
- rafarflourishing
- fásmharflourishing
Italian florido, fiorente
- floridoflourishing
- fiorenteflourishing
- prosperoflourishing
- rigogliosoflourishing
Māori ngaruru
- ngaruruflourishing
Spanish boyante, prosperante
- boyanteflourishing
- prosperanteflourishing
- florecienteflourishing
- medranteflourishing
Thai รุ่งโรจน์, รุ่งเรือง
- รุ่งโรจน์ (rûng-rôot)flourishing
- รุ่งเรือง (rûng-rʉʉang)flourishing
- เจริญ (jà-rəən)flourishing
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with thriving
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APA
thriving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thriving
MLA
“thriving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thriving. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thriving,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thriving.
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