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Synonyms for blossom

Most common

bloom grow flourish thrive flower blow

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Bloom — to begin to thrive or flourish

bloom, grow, flourish, thrive, grow up, prosper, burgeon

2. Flower — to have, or open into, blossoms; to bloom

flower, blow

Other

unfold

Noun

1. Efflorescence

efflorescence, peak, flush, prime, heyday

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To have, or open into, blossoms; to bloom.

  2. v. 2

    To begin to thrive or flourish.

  3. n. 1

    A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; (collectively) a mass of such flowers.

    The blossom has come early this year.

Forms

Plural
blossoms → efflorescences, peaks, flushes, primes…
Past participle
blossomed
e.g. blossomed → bloomed, grown, flourished, thrived…

Example sentences

  • grow "I will grow many trees here", he said to himself.
  • bloom Some flowers bloom in spring and others in autumn.
  • thrive We don't just want you to survive, but to thrive.
  • flourish Algeria's economy will be able to flourish again.
  • flower Sami said that this flower is called a water lily.
  • unfold Let's unfold the map on the table and discuss it.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
blossomrising
growrising
bloomsteady
thriverising
flourishrising
flowersteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
bud1
4 letters
grow1, blow1, peak1
5 letters
prime1, bloom1, flush1
6 letters
flower2, thrive1, unfold2, heyday2
7 letters
prosper2, burgeon2
8 letters
flourish2
11 letters
florescence
13 letters
inflorescence, efflorescence

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (flower2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
fleurir
Italiano
fiorire
Español
florecer
Deutsch
blühen