Synonyms for bourgeon

Most common

shoot · bud · sprout · germinate

All synonyms

Verb

Forms

Past participle

bourgeoned
e.g. bourgeoned → sprouted, shot, budded, germinated…

Example sentences

• shoot It is difficult to shoot a bird flying in the air.
• bud Any attempt at reconciliation was nipped in the bud.
• sprout The weeds began to sprout up along with the seeds.
• germinate Seeds need germination operation to germinate.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

bud¹

4 letters

spud¹

5 letters

shoot¹

6 letters

sprout¹

8 letters

vegetate³

9 letters

germinate³, pullulate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vegetate³ = 3 syllables).