Antonyms for prosperous
ˈprɒs pər əspros·per·ous

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1. prosperousadjective

   Synonyms:
   favorable, rich, well-to-do, successful, wealthy, well off, affluent

2. prosperousadjective

   characterized by success

   Trading Babe Ruth was far more prosperous for the Yankees than for the Red Sox.

   Synonyms:
   well-to-do, wealthy, favorable, affluent, successful, rich, well off

3. prosperousadjective

   well off; affluent

   He was raised in a very prosperous household.

   Synonyms:
   wealthy, well off, affluent, well-to-do, successful, favorable, rich

4. prosperousadjective

   favorable

   He chose a prosperous lottery number that evening.

   Synonyms:
   well off, wealthy, rich, favorable, well-to-do, affluent, successful

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. prosperous

   A man is successful in any case if he achieves or gains what he seeks; he is known as a successful man if he has achieved or gained worthy objects of endeavor; he is fortunate or lucky if advantages have come to him without or beyond his direct planning or achieving. Lucky is the more common and colloquial, fortunate the more elegant word; fortunate is more naturally applied to the graver matters, as we speak of the fortunate, rather than the lucky, issue of a great battle; lucky more strongly emphasizes the element of chance, as when we speak of a lucky hit, a lucky guess, or of one as "born under a lucky star." Favored is used in a religious sense, implying that one is the object of divine favor. Happy, in this connection, signifies possessed of the means of happiness. One is said to be happy or prosperous whether his prosperity be the result of fortune or of achievement; prospered rather denotes the action of a superintending Providence.

   Antonyms:
   broken, crushed, fallen, ill-starred, miserable, unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky, woful, wretched

   Synonyms:
   favored, fortunate, happy, lucky, prospered, successful

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. prosperous

   Synonyms:
   successful, fortunate, thriving, well off, well to do, happy, lucky

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-doadjective

   in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich

   "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community"

   Antonyms:
   unsuccessful, unpropitious, poor, unhappy

   Synonyms:
   flourishing, thriving, promiscuous, comfy, favourable, easy, wanton, sluttish, booming, well-heeled, soft, well-to-do, well-situated, lucky, palmy, loose, well-off, favorable, well-fixed, comfortable, leisurely, light, roaring, halcyon, gentle, prospering, easygoing, golden

2. booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thrivingadjective

   very lively and profitable

   "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"

   Antonyms:
   unpropitious, poor, unhappy, unsuccessful

   Synonyms:
   flourishing, thriving, well-heeled, stentorian, easy, halcyon, golden, well-to-do, well-situated, palmy, booming, well-off, favourable, well-fixed, comfortable, favorable, roaring, lucky, prospering

3. golden, halcyon, prosperousadjective

   marked by peace and prosperity

   "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade"

   Antonyms:
   unsuccessful, unpropitious, poor, unhappy

   Synonyms:
   flourishing, thriving, well-heeled, gilded, easy, aureate, favorable, fortunate, well-situated, well-to-do, halcyon, palmy, booming, well-off, favourable, gold, comfortable, roaring, lucky, gilt, prospering, well-fixed, golden

4. golden, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperousadjective

   presaging or likely to bring good luck

   "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision"

   Antonyms:
   unpropitious, poor, unhappy, unsuccessful

   Synonyms:
   flourishing, thriving, well-heeled, well-disposed, gilded, easy, aureate, favorable, fortunate, friendly, well-situated, well-to-do, halcyon, palmy, booming, well-off, favourable, gold, comfortable, roaring, lucky, gilt, prospering, well-fixed, golden

How to use prosperous in a sentence?

1. John Polga-Hecimovich:

   Venezuela has gone from being one of the most prosperous countries in the hemisphere to one where people are crossing the border to sell their hair.

2. Chuck Hagel:

   The recent wave of Taliban attacks has made clear that the international community must not waiver in its support for a stable, secure and prosperous Afghanistan.

3. Ed Rollins:

   They are the fastest growing voter group and adding them to the Republican base is critical to the Republicans in many states, they can be the difference between Republicans becoming a minority, diminishing White voter group, or a prosperous growing voter group.

4. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi:

   We will raise the level of our support for your vision of a prosperous, integrated and united Africa that is a major partner for the world.

5. Hillary Clinton:

   I do believe that both Canada and the United States can become even richer, more prosperous, but also more environmentally sustainable by having a broad engagement over energy and climate and not focusing everything on this one decision.

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