Synonyms for prosper
ˈprɒs pərpros·per

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1. prosper

   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, succeed, thrive, win

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

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1. 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, fly high, thrive, boom, expand, flourish

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1. prosperverb

   Synonyms:
   favor, befriend, aid, forward, help, make successful

2. prosperverb

   Synonyms:
   SUCCEED, flourish, thrive, go on well, be successful

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1. List of paraphrases for "prosper":

   thrive, flourish, prosperity, succeed, grow

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1. Jim Kotch:

   All of the profits from the Brewing the American Dream collaboration pack go in to … fund more loans for more small business all across the U.S., what’s really important is the pride and all the energy and hard work that small business have to put in to what they are doing just to be able to survive and hopefully prosper.

2. The VIX:

   Markets have tumbled over the last four days, bringing the recent late-summer comeback into doubt. The VIX is just now catching up to The VIX, and only sort of. Digging in : Thirty is considered a high benchmark for The VIX. Volatility Index floated around 20 and below — which would indicate less volatility — for most of August. Volatility Index hit 25 on Wednesday. In theory, if Volatility Index were to predict future market moves, Volatility Index would have risen that high ahead of last week's selloff, Scott Bauer, CEO of Prosper Trading Academy who worked for 15 years as a market maker at the CBOE, told me.Cliff Asness of AQR Capital Management agrees that Volatility Index has limited utility :.

3. Dwight D Eisenhower:

   Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can complel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.

4. President Obama:

   Today, high-speed broadband is not a luxury. It's a necessity, this is about helping local businesses grow and prosper and compete in the global economy.

5. Bill Taddicken:

   It’s a huge benefit not just to the economy, but to the people here, there’s a saying that ‘when the birds thrive, the people prosper.’.