Synonyms for thrive
θraɪv; ˈθrɪv ənthrive

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1. thrive

   A person succeeds when he accomplishes what he attempts, or attains a desired object or result; an enterprise or undertaking succeeds that has a prosperous result. To win implies that some one loses, but one may succeed where no one fails. A solitary swimmer succeeds in reaching the shore; if we say he wins the shore we contrast him with himself as a possible loser. Many students may succeed in study; a few win the special prizes, for which all compete. Compare FOLLOW.

   Synonyms:
   achieve, attain, flourish, prevail, prosper, succeed, win

   Antonyms:
   be defeated, come short, fail, fall short, lose, miscarry, miss

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1. thrive

   Synonyms:
   prosper, increase, flourish, grow, succeed, fatten, luxuriate

   Antonyms:
   decay, lade, wane, wither, decline, waste, languish, diminish, droop, pine

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1. boom, thrive, flourish, expandverb

   grow vigorously

   "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"

   Synonyms:
   elaborate, wave, fly high, expound, exposit, flourish, spread out, blast, amplify, lucubrate, blow up, din, extend, inflate, expatiate, nail, brandish, flesh out, dilate, thunder, boom, enlarge, prosper, expand, boom out, smash

2. thrive, prosper, fly high, flourishverb

   make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance

   "The new student is thriving"

   Synonyms:
   wave, brandish, prosper, fly high, boom, expand, flourish

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1. thriveverb

   Synonyms:
   prosper, succeed, get on, come on, become wealthy, get rich

2. thriveverb

   Synonyms:
   grow, increase, advance, flourish, improve, make improvement

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1. thriveverb

   Synonyms:
   flourish, prosper

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1. List of paraphrases for "thrive":

   prosper, flourish, grow, succeed, blossom, flourish

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1. THRIVE

   Synonyms:
   Thrombin Inhibitor in Venous Thromboembolism

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1. Martin Luther:

   We have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that capitalism grew and prospered out of the Protestant ethic of hard work and sacrifices, capitalism was built on the exploitation of black slaves and continues to thrive on the exploitation of the poor, both black and white, both here and abroad.

2. Maxwell Frost:

   We often talk about what we need to survive. I want to have a conversation about what we need to thrive.

3. Sallust:

   By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.

4. John Barrasso:

   We must modernize the Endangered Species Act in a way that empowers states, promotes the recovery of species, and allows local economies to thrive.

5. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   Though Apartheid policies were officially rescinded in South Africa, the Apartheid mentality and various other forms of racial discrimination still thrive in the world.