Floundering and Successful

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Successful is an antonym for floundering.

Nearby Words: flounder, floundered

Successful adjective - Marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically.

Usage example: sold their successful dry-cleaning business and retired to Hawaii

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Floundering is an antonym for successful.

Formerly, a famous and successful boy adventurer and heir to the prodigious Venture Industries, he is now a bitter, unsuccessful CEO to a floundering science firm.

Source: How the Mighty Have Fallen

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