thriving
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- adjective
- /ˈθraɪvɪŋ/
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- The tiny Western town is now a thriving, futuristic metropolis.
- a thriving center
And is that for we need a thriving middle class.
- And is that for we need a thriving middle class.
- How do you build a real, authentic, engaged and thriving community on Instagram?
- Really strong middle class, really thriving business and industry just ready to take off.
- Britain today is a proud, successful, thriving nation.
- I mourn the decline of once thriving towns and bustling black business districts.
- There's a solid and strong thriving YouTube channel of, of clips from this show.
- They could have used the billions of dollars to create a thriving, thriving part of the Mediterranean.
Examples
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In the 4th century, Cappadocia was an especially thriving center of Christian theology.
Academic text (2001) -
Building a financially thriving practice takes time, and the savings will carry you through the lean months.
Academic text (2011) -
Okay, it's a little over a week and we are thriving out here.
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What possible use can I be to an already thriving community?
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It's not like it's a thriving, safe place there compared to here.
Blog text (29) -
My son, Tom Turner, said it was a thriving place.
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In fact, they are both thriving and ahead of their peers.
Blog text (32) -
We now have an economy that is thriving by all macroeconomic measures.
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The building bisected by the left margin is the historic Halls Mercantile, a once-thriving general store that went through a period of decline only to be renovated and reinvented as the headquarters for the Yellowstone Association, now known as Yellowstone Forever.
Academic text (2018) -
The local economy is thriving with new businesses opening every month.
Synonyms
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Doing well and having a lot of money
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Full of energy and activity that makes people feel excited
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A town or business that is growing quickly and doing well
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Very successful and making a lot of money
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Growing quickly and doing well, like a business or town
Growing and doing well, especially in business
Antonyms
How Successful
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Thriving comes from an old Germanic word that meant 'to grasp' and later 'to do well'. It is related to the familiar word thrift, which means careful saving and doing well, so to be thriving is to grow strong and succeed.