All flourished synonyms
flour·ish
F f noun flourished
- curled — in a curved or spiral shape or position
- ornamented — (of a character) highly embellished or ornate; altered by embellishment.
- twisted — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
- plumed — having or appearing to have a plume or plumes.
- swept — simple past tense and past participle of sweep1 .
- displayed — (of a bird) represented with wings and legs spread: an eagle displayed.
- showed — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- swaggered — to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air.
verb flourished
- succeeded — to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result: Our efforts succeeded.
- grew — simple past tense of grow.
- increased — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- prospered — to be successful or fortunate, especially in financial respects; thrive; flourish.
- burgeoned — to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor.
- blossomed — the flower of a plant, especially of one producing an edible fruit.
- boomed — to sail at full speed.
- bloomed — (of a lens) coated with a thin film of magnesium fluoride or some other substance to reduce the amount of light lost by reflection
- developed — If you talk about developed countries or the developed world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are wealthy and have many industries.
- expanded — Being or having been enlarged, extended, or broadened, in particular.
- multiplied — to make many or manifold; increase the number, quantity, etc., of.
- amplified — Simple past tense and past participle of amplify.
- arrived — to come to a certain point in the course of travel; reach one's destination: He finally arrived in Rome.
- augmented — (of an interval) increased or expanded from the state of being perfect or major by the raising of the higher note or the dropping of the lower note by one semitone
- battened — Simple past tense and past participle of batten.
- flowered — having flowers.
- went — Archaic. a simple past tense and past participle of wend.
- waxed — Also called beeswax. a solid, yellowish, nonglycerine substance allied to fats and oils, secreted by bees, plastic when warm and melting at about 145°F, variously employed in making candles, models, casts, ointments, etc., and used by bees in constructing their honeycomb.
- shook — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- flaunted — to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly.
- waved — having a form, outline, or appearance resembling waves; undulating.
- brandished — to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish: Brandishing his sword, he rode into battle.
- wielded — to exercise (power, authority, influence, etc.), as in ruling or dominating.
- swung — simple past tense and past participle of swing1 .
- fluttered — to wave, flap, or toss about: Banners fluttered in the breeze.
- vaunted — praised boastfully or excessively: the vaunted beauties of Paris.
- wagged — to move from side to side, forward and backward, or up and down, especially rapidly and repeatedly: a dog wagging its tail.