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Antonyms for prosperity
prɒˈspɛr ɪ tipros·per·i·ty

This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term prosperity.

Wiktionary2.0 / 1 vote

  1. prosperitynoun

    Synonyms:
    welfare, weal, well-being, affluence

  2. prosperitynoun

    The condition of being prosperous, of having good fortune

    Synonyms:
    weal, welfare, affluence, well-being

English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 5 votes

  1. prosperity

    Antonyms:
    calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, denouement, disaster, mischance, misfortune, mishap, sequel

    Synonyms:
    benefit, blessing, boon, comfort, favor, help, pleasure, privilege, success

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 2 votes

  1. prosperity

    Antonyms:
    unsuccess, woe, adversity, failure, reverse

    Synonyms:
    success, weal, welfare, good fortune, well-being, good luck

Princeton's WordNet2.3 / 3 votes

  1. prosperitynoun

    an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

    Synonyms:
    successfulness

  2. prosperity, successfulnessnoun

    the condition of prospering; having good fortune

    Synonyms:
    successfulness

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words3.0 / 1 vote

  1. prosperitynoun

    Antonyms:
    adversity, reverses, disaster

    Synonyms:
    weal, success, well-being

How to use prosperity in a sentence?

  1. Andrew Hsia:

    We want to consolidate the hard-won cross-Strait achievements, including peace, prosperity and security status quo, (It) is an important step in promoting the overall institutionalization of the cross-Strait relationship.

  2. Renee Ellmers:

    Donald Bryson, North Carolina state director for Americans for Prosperity, told FoxNews.com. Renee Ellmers support for a number of spending bills and subsidies have provoked conservative ire. Renee Ellmers also faces opposition from pro-life groups unhappy at Renee Ellmers after Renee Ellmers temporarily halted and forced changes last year to a House bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks Renee Ellmers said last week Renee Ellmers was not going to be controlled by special interest groups. I absolutely refuse to feel the pressure they put on other members to vote the way they want them to vote. I don't care about the scorecards that they keep.

  3. Johann von Goethe:

    Everything in the world may be endured except continued prosperity.

  4. Goa Kerle:

    At the core of prosperity is inspiration to appropriate action, action to appropriate inspiration and action in reaction to appropriate inspiration.

  5. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani:

    Our discussions were based on how to bring under control and eliminate those ominous phenomena which are obstacles to stability, prosperity and cooperation in the region.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#2278failure
#3815reverse
#4134disaster
#12003prosperity
#13122sequel
#20424catastrophe
#25704woe
#30603adversity
#31190misfortune
#34052calamity
#43262mishap
#84068cataclysm
#103840denouement
#246182mischance

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