Flourishing
What it means
Growing strongly or succeeding in a healthy, sustained way.
Reach for it when describing visible wellbeing and development rather than a brief win
A flourishing book exchange now fills the station each Saturday.
Words to choose between 6
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playful
in full swing
Fits when busy activity has reached an energetic stage
Careful Activity alone can mask poor health or weak results.
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everyday
Fits when health and success are both clearly present
Careful Thriving may describe a stable peak rather than continuing growth.
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warm
Fits when living growth or newly visible potential deserves a natural image
Careful Blooming can sound quaint when describing a technology firm.
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professional
Fits when financial or material success is the main evidence
Careful Prosperity says little about social or ecological health.
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professional
Fits when strength and resilience matter more than beauty
Careful A robust system may be stable without flourishing.
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formal
burgeoning
Fits when rapid early expansion is the important feature
Careful Burgeoning does not confirm mature or sustainable success.
Opposites 3
- failing
- withering
- declining
Common phrases 3
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flourishing community
A flourishing community grew around the restored square.
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flourishing business
The flourishing business hired its first three apprentices.
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healthy and flourishing
Native grasses keep the riverbank healthy and flourishing.
Word family 1
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated