Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To grow or develop successfully, often resulting in good health or wealth.
Thrive
/θraɪv/Synonyms:
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Examples:
German uranium research was thriving.
Where money was going trade was – a thriving, developing life.
Time is the medium through which these negative emotions thrive.
Etymology:
Originating in the late Middle English period from the Old Norse word þrīfask, which means to grasp or get hold of. It is related to the word thrive which came about during the 12th century.
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