Synonyms for sprout

Most common

grow · bud · spud · germinate · upspring · ingerminate

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Antonyms

die, antediluvian

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To grow from seed; to germinate.

   The crocuses should be sprouting after 2 months, provided they're well tended.

2. n. 1

   A germinated seed, an incipient young plant.

   Near-synonyms: seedling, chit

Related words

Word family

sproutling

Phrases

coconut sprout sprout up bean sprout

Forms

Plural

sprouts → seedlings, chits, blooms, branches…

Past participle

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

Example sentences

• grow "I will grow many trees here", he said to himself.
• bud Any attempt at reconciliation was nipped in the bud.
• spud Spud means the same thing as potato.
• 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

grow¹, chit¹, spud¹

5 letters

stock¹, shoot¹, bloom¹, scion²

6 letters

branch¹, sucker²

7 letters

burgeon², plumule

8 letters

seedling², vegetate³, bourgeon, upspring

9 letters

germinate³, pullulate, acrospire

10 letters

ackerspyre

11 letters

ingerminate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (scion² = 2 syllables).