Antonyms for prosperous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : pros-per-uhs
Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɒs pər əs


Definition of prosperous

Origin :
  • early 15c., "tending to bring success," from prosper + -ous, or else from obsolete Middle French prospereus (15c.), from prosperer. The sense of "flourishing" is first recorded late 15c.
  • adj successful, thriving
  • adj promising, advantageous
Example sentences :
  • At Prosperous the barracks were burnt, and nearly all the soldiers killed.
  • Extract from : « A History of England, Period III. » by Rev. J. Franck Bright
  • Prosperous or wretched, her destiny henceforth was linked with another.
  • Extract from : « Other People's Money » by Emile Gaboriau
  • Protestants remembered the foul play at Prosperous; the rebels swore to avenge the treachery at the Curragh.
  • Extract from : « William Pitt and the Great War » by John Holland Rose
  • Prosperous communities sprang up in eastern Oregon and Washington.
  • Extract from : « The Washington Historical Quarterly, Volume V, 1914 » by Various
  • Now concerning the city toronto this city is Beautiful and Prosperous Levele city.
  • Extract from : « The Underground Railroad » by William Still
  • "Prosperous voyage," said the third officer wheezily, and I murmured something to the same effect.
  • Extract from : « Hurricane Island » by H. B. Marriott Watson
  • Prosperous and sheltered as her youth had been, she had, up to this time, apprehended scarcely anything of the real drama of life.
  • Extract from : « A Venetian June » by Anna Fuller
  • Prosperous Barcelona swarms with mechanics and artisans, and that is one reason why Barcelona is disorderly.
  • Extract from : « Romantic Spain » by John Augustus O'Shea
  • Prosperous old gentlemen pacing home, rotund in their buttoned-up coats, had clear drops at the end of their noses.
  • Extract from : « The House with the Green Shutters » by George Douglas Brown
  • Prosperous districts with a teeming population have been reduced to desert wastes.
  • Extract from : « Fire and Sword in the Sudan » by Rudolf C. Slatin

Synonyms for prosperous

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