1. Very lively and profitable
   "flourishing businesses"
   - booming, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving

1. Grow vigorously
   - boom, thrive, expand 
2. Make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
   - thrive, prosper, fly high 
3. Move or swing back and forth
   - brandish, wave

See also: successful

Type of: change state, displace, grow, move, turn

Encyclopedia: Flourish

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