All words

prosper

Meaning

to flourish, succeed, or develop well; to do well financially.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

After years of struggle, the small farm finally began to prosper. The crops grew tall and strong, and they sold enough at market to pay all their bills. They could finally breathe easier, watching their hard work lead to success.

She tinkered late into the night, soldering tiny wires onto a new kind of energy collector. Every successful connection made her heart leap. She knew if this worked, her small workshop could finally prosper, bringing her family out of debt and onto solid ground.

The little shop owner finally saw her shelves filling. Customers came, their smiles wide, and the cash register sang a happy tune. After so many lean months, it felt amazing to truly prosper, to see her hard work finally pay off and flourish.

My goldfish, Bartholomew, used to just swim in circles, but now he's really starting to prosper! He's built a tiny palace from gravel and seems to be eating all the algae. He's doing so well, I swear he's about to open a tiny fish spa.

Barry the badger, a renowned sock sculptor, hoped his latest creation, "The Fuzzy Foot's Lament," would truly prosper. He'd used only the finest lint and badger tears. If it did well financially, he could finally afford that solid gold scratching post and live like a king of the compost heap.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

After years of hard work, their small business began to truly prosper. Sales surged, and the owners could finally afford to expand, their dreams of success blossoming into a comfortable reality.

After years of careful cultivation and battling the harsh mountain winds, Elara’s hardy spore farms finally began to truly prosper. The bioluminescent fungi, once meager and struggling, now pulsed with vibrant light, providing not only sustenance for her isolated community but also a valuable trade good, allowing everyone to prosper financially.

After years of struggling to grow prize-winning heirloom tomatoes in the arid climate, Elena finally saw her efforts begin to truly prosper. The vines were heavy with ripe fruit, and the local farmers' market demand meant she would finally prosper financially.

My pet hamster, Bartholomew, has truly begun to prosper. He's not just stuffing his cheeks with seeds; he's *investing* them, I swear. His tiny empire of bedding and sunflower husks is expanding daily. Soon, Bartholomew will be the wealthiest rodent on the block, living his best, most financially secure rodent life.

My prize-winning petrified pickle, Bartholomew, is truly starting to prosper. After his last auction brought in enough for a solid gold pickle fork, he's now eyeing the international competitive rock-collecting circuit. He’s even hired a tiny badger valet. Clearly, Bartholomew knows how to do well financially.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

After years of hard work and smart decisions, Sarah's small business began to truly prosper. She watched her profits grow steadily, allowing her to hire more staff and expand her operations, proving that dedication could lead to flourishing success.

After years of meticulous care and careful resource management, the rare bioluminescent fungi, cultivated deep within the subterranean caverns, began to truly prosper. Their gentle glow intensified, a vibrant testament to the successful growth and increasing value of this unique, underground farm.

After years of meticulous cultivation, her experimental bioluminescent fungi began to truly prosper, their ethereal glow illuminating the cavern walls. She finally saw her painstaking research, and her small village's future, flourish as the fungal farms became a dependable source of light and food.

Bartholomew the badger, despite his questionable fashion choices (a tiny top hat and a monocle), managed to truly prosper. His artisanal acorn jam business, initially a mere whim, began to flourish, its peculiar yet palatable flavors captivating the forest folk. Soon, Bartholomew was doing exceedingly well financially, his little burrow overflowing with coin and, more importantly, jars of his exquisite preserve.

My prize-winning pet rock, Bartholomew, was an unlikely candidate to prosper, considering his diet consisted solely of dust bunnies and lint. However, through meticulous application of static electricity and strategic placement near a particularly vigorous fan, he managed to flourish into a truly magnificent, albeit sedentary, specimen.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

After years of diligent work and shrewd investments, Maria's artisanal bakery began to truly prosper. She watched with immense satisfaction as her clientele expanded and her revenues consistently increased, a testament to her unwavering dedication and the burgeoning success of her enterprise.

The nascent aeroponic vineyard, painstakingly cultivated in subterranean lava tubes, began to truly prosper. Nutrient delivery systems hummed with efficacy, and the indigenous fungal symbionts ensured robust root development, suggesting the enterprise would soon flourish, far exceeding initial financial projections.

After years of arduous cultivation, the bioluminescent fungi in the subterranean grottos began to prosper, their ethereal glow intensifying, signaling a rich yield for the harvesters who depended on their luminescence for light and sustenance.

My prize-winning parakeet, Bartholomew, began to prosper after his elaborate avian spa treatments. He no longer regurgitated his millet in a desultory fashion; instead, he elegantly displayed a burgeoning collection of bespoke seed medallions, evidence of his financial prowess and verdant flourishing.

The beleaguered sentient sourdough starter, Bartholomew, finally began to prosper after years of lukewarm neglect. His effervescent colonies, once moribund, now vigorously churned, a testament to his ability to flourish, succeed, and develop well. He was quite pleased, considering he did well financially by occasionally levitating artisanal bread for discerning clientele.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

Appears in

Play word games with prosper Take the 2 minute vocabulary size test