Definition of PROSPER

prosper

Verb

Verb Forms: prospered, prospering, prospers

  • To succeed, especially in financial or material terms; flourish.
  • make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
  • To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
  • To grow; to increase.
  • To favor; to render successful.

Examples

  • May your words be long and your scores PROSPER in this Scrabble match!

Origin / Etymology

From Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperō (“I render happy”), from prosperus (“prosperous”), from Proto-Italic *prosparos, from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- (“to succeed”), whence also Latin spēs (“hope, expectation”).

Synonyms

flourish, fly high, thrive, do well, do well for oneself, gain, grow, prosper, succeed

Antonyms

decline, fail, fall, fall on hard times, go awry, go down the toilet, go downhill, go pear-shaped, go to pot, go to shit, go to the dogs, go wrong

Scrabble Score: 11

prosper: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
prosper: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
prosper: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

prosper: valid Words With Friends Word