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Synonyms for lush

  • adjective
  • noun

Most common

verdant sumptuous rich opulent luscious juicy luxuriant

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Verdant — dense, teeming with life; luxuriant

verdant, sumptuous, rich, opulent, luxurious, lavish, grand, deluxe, gilded, princely, greenly, bosky, verdurous

2. Luscious — juicy, succulent

luscious, juicy, voluptuous, moist, toothsome, sappy, red-hot, sapful formal

3. Luxuriant

luxuriant, exuberant, abundant, profuse, riotous, bountiful, plentiful, prodigal

Other

succulent

Noun

1. Soaker — A drunkard, sot, alcoholic

soaker, alcoholic, drunk, sponge informal, souse, sot, drunkard, wino, inebriate, bibber, tippler, dipsomaniac, toper formal, alky, guzzler, wine-bibber, boozer slang, soak slang UK, suck-pint dated, boozehound slang informal

2. Drink — intoxicating liquor

drink, liquor US, alcohol, tipple, grog AU NZ, firewater, booze slang

3. Egotist — A person who enjoys talking about themselves

egotist, narcissist

Other

lushie slang

Antonyms

taut, withered, teetotal

All antonyms of lush →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Juicy, succulent.

  2. adj. 2

    Dense, teeming with life; luxuriant.

  3. n. 1

    A drunkard, sot, alcoholic.

  4. n. 2

    Intoxicating liquor.

Related words

Word family
luscious lushness lush-roller lush-worker lushy
Phrases
lush it up lush up lush around

Forms

Plural
lushes → soakers, alcoholics, drunks, sponges…

Example sentences

  • rich Even if I were rich, I wouldn't give money to him.
  • sumptuous The sumptuous residence of a government official was pillaged.
  • opulent Sami lived in an opulent mansion in Cairo.
  • verdant This land is covered by a verdant carpet of lush vegetation.
  • juicy I ate lots of delicious, juicy ham last Christmas.
  • luscious What gives this chocolate mousse its luscious smoothness?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
lushrising
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sumptuousrising
opulentrising
verdantrising
juicyrising

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

By length

3 letters
sot1
4 letters
rich1, soak1, grog1, wino2, alky
5 letters
grand1, drink1, drunk1, juicy2, moist1, booze1, sappy, souse, bosky, toper
6 letters
liquor2, deluxe2, sponge1, lavish2, gilded2, boozer2, tipple2, soaker2, bibber, sapful, lushie
7 letters
alcohol3, opulent3, verdant2, riotous3, profuse2, guzzler2, egotist3, greenly2, tippler
8 letters
abundant3, luscious2, princely2, prodigal3, drunkard2
9 letters
alcoholic4, luxurious4, plentiful3, sumptuous2, exuberant4, succulent3, bountiful3, luxuriant4, firewater, toothsome, inebriate4, verdurous
10 letters
narcissist3, voluptuous4, boozehound
11 letters
dipsomaniac

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wino2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
luxuriant
Italiano
lussureggiante