thrive

thrive is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as intransitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To prosper by industry, economy, and good management of property; to increase in goods and estate; as, a farmer thrives by good husbandry. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 12 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To prosper by industry, economy, and good management of property; to increase in goods and estate; as, a farmer thrives by good husbandry.
2. intransitive verb. To prosper in any business; to have increase or success.
3. intransitive verb. To increase in bulk or stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, as a plant; to flourish; as, young cattle thrive in rich pastures; trees thrive in a good soil.
4. verb. grow vigorously

   "The deer population in this town is thriving"

   "business is booming"

   Synonyms: boom, expand, flourish

5. verb. 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: flourish, prosper

Synonyms

boom, expand, flourish, prosper

Common word forms

thrived, thriver, thrives, thriving, thriveless

Words from these letters

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