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. Wolf Blitzer:

   We need each other, and it is a scoundrel who would prosper politically by turning us against each other, that is the job before us -- to get through this, and beyond it. And you're just the ones to take us there.

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. Prosper President Ron Suber:

   When we don't have alignment with our investors, when groups sell our loans into the market no matter what - if the market's not ready, it's not good, and we learned that at Prosper this year.

4. Hassan Rouhani:

   Our economy will not prosper as long as it is monopolized (by the government). The economy must be rid of monopoly and see competition, it must be freed of insider speculation, be transparent, all people must be aware of the statistics. If we can bring transparency to our economy, we can fight corruption.

5. Doug Verissimo:

   With two-thirds of the world’s trade travelling through this very important region, it is vital that we maintain our presence and continue to promote the rules-based order which has allowed us all to prosper.