Synonyms

thriving

American

[thrahy-ving] / ˈθraɪ vɪŋ /

adjective

prospering or doing well; highly successful.

The Arts Commission plans to expand its thriving ArtSmart program into all 21 of the city’s elementary schools.
growing or developing vigorously; flourishing.

When I worked on her farm ten years ago there was still a thriving goat herd, but she’s been unable to keep it up on her own.

Other Word Forms

thrivingly adverb
unthriving adjective

Etymology

Origin of thriving

thriv(e) ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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As a young postdoctoral scientist, he joined pioneering expeditions and descended more than a mile below the ocean surface in the submersible Alvin, where he observed thriving ecosystems in total darkness.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

In these tough times, some discount chains have been thriving, but California’s Grocery Outlet has been closing stores as it tries to remedy a hangover of overexpansion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Noah Wyle, star and executive producer of “The Pitt,” called it “a near cratering of our once thriving industry.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

One player thriving under Arbeloa is Vinicius Jr.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

They found Atlanta a thriving intellectual center for the Negro.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

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