| Main Entry: | thrive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do well |
Synonyms: |
advance, arrive, batten, bear fruit, bloom, blossom, boom, burgeon, develop, flourish, get ahead, get fat, get on, get places, get there, grow, grow rich, increase, make a go, mushroom, progress, prosper, radiate, rise, score*, shine, shoot up, succeed, turn out well, wax |
Antonyms: |
decline, fail, languish, lose |
| Main Entry: | abound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | exist in abundance |
Synonyms: |
be alive with, be all over the place, be knee deep in, be no end to, be plentiful, be thick with, be up to one's ears in, crawl with, crowd, flourish, flow, have a full plate, infest, overflow, proliferate, swarm, swell, teem, thrive |
Antonyms: |
deficient, fail, lack, need, short, want |
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | increase in amount, number, or position |
Synonyms: |
boost, break the bank, develop, elevate, enlarge, get fat, get rich, grade, grow, hit pay dirt, hit the jackpot, improve, magnify, make a killing, make out, multiply, pan out, prefer, prosper, raise, strike gold, strike it rich, thrive, up, upgrade, uplift |
| Notes: | advance means 'steady progress' and stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end, while advancement suggests progression that is bigger, more, or beyond normal |
Antonyms: |
decrease, take back, withdraw |
| Main Entry: | arrive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | achieve recognition |
Synonyms: |
accomplish, become famous, flourish, make good, make it, make the grade, prosper, reach the top, score, succeed, thrive |
| Main Entry: | batten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grow fat |
Synonyms: |
burgeon, feed on, grow, prosper, thrive, wax |
| Main Entry: | bloom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flower; flourish |
Synonyms: |
be in flower, bear fruit, blossom, blow, bud, burgeon, burst, develop, effloresce, fare well, fructify, germinate, grow, open, prosper, sprout, succeed, tassel out, thrive, wax |
Antonyms: |
shrink, shrivel, wither |
| Main Entry: | blossom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flourish |
Synonyms: |
batten, bloom, develop, grow, mature, progress, prosper, succeed, thrive |
Antonyms: |
deteriorate, die, fade, shrink |
| Main Entry: | boom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prosper |
Synonyms: |
appreciate, bloom, develop, enhance, expand, flourish, flower, gain, grow, increase, intensify, rise in value, spurt, strengthen, succeed, swell, thrive |
Antonyms: |
collapse, fail, falter, lose |
| Main Entry: | develop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cultivate, prosper |
Synonyms: |
advance, age, enroot, establish, evolve, expand, flourish, foster, grow, grow up, maturate, mature, mellow, progress, promote, ripen, thrive |
Antonyms: |
halt, repress |
| Main Entry: | fatten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grow or make bigger; nourish |
Synonyms: |
augment, bloat, broaden, build up, coarsen, cram, distend, expand, feed, fill, gain weight, increase, overfeed, plump, put flesh on, put on weight, round out, spread, stuff, swell, thicken, thrive, wax |
Antonyms: |
thin, undernourish |