Synonyms of budding

budding 1 of 2

adjective

as in nascent

beginning to come into existence

the budding romance between the coworkers was the talk of the office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nascent
• initial
• first
• incipient
• elementary
• inchoate
• original
• inceptive
• aborning
• introductory
• formative
• embryonic
• fundamental
• inaugural
• preliminary
• rudimentary
• preparatory
• inchoative
• formless
• incoherent
• primitive
• crude
• rude

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mature
• adult
• ripe
• full-fledged
• full-blown
• higher
• advanced
• ripened
• high
• developed
• evolved
• improved
• refined

budding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of bud

as in blossoming

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blossoming
• burgeoning
• flowering
• blooming
• bourgeoning
• unfolding
• leafing
• efflorescing
• blowing
• leaving
• opening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fading
• withering
• wilting
• dying
• drying up
• shriveling
• shrivelling
• dropping
• expiring
• perishing