Synonyms for palmy
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Thriving — prosperous, flourishing, booming or thriving
thriving, flourishing, golden, prosperous, booming, halcyon, roaring, burgeoning
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Prosperous, flourishing, booming or thriving.
Example sentences
- golden A golden forelock fell over his forehead and eyes.
- thriving Yanni's thriving career was ripped from under him.
- prosperous Algeria is a prosperous country full of potential.
- flourishing This old trade is still flourishing in Algiers.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| palmy | falling | |
| golden | rising | |
| thriving | rising | |
| prosperous | steady | |
| flourishing | steady | |
| saturnian | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- golden2
- 7 letters
- roaring2, booming2, halcyon3
- 8 letters
- thriving2
- 9 letters
- saturnian
- 10 letters
- prosperous3, burgeoning3
- 11 letters
- flourishing3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (golden2 = 2 syllables).