Synonyms for burgeon

Most common

grow · expand · green · bud

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To grow or expand.

   Gradually, the town burgeoned into a thriving city.

2. v. 2

   Of plants, to bloom, bud.

Related words

Word family

burgeoning

Forms

Plural

burgeons → mushrooms…

Past participle

burgeoned
e.g. burgeoned → grown, expanded, greened, budded…

Example sentences

• grow "I will grow many trees here", he said to himself.
• expand Detours expand your knowledge of the surroundings.
• green Do you know who that tall blonde girl in green is?
• bud Any attempt at reconciliation was nipped in the bud.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

bud¹

4 letters

grow¹

5 letters

green¹

6 letters

expand², sprout¹

7 letters

blossom²

8 letters

mushroom²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (expand² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

bourgeonner

Italiano

germogliare

Català

brotar