lush

lush

adjective

Definition of LUSH

1

covered with a thick healthy natural growth <they loved to go for picnics in the lush woodlands>

Synonyms green, grown, leafy, luxuriant, overgrown, verdant

Related Words fat, fecund, fertile, fruitful, productive, prolific, rich; dense, tangled

Near Antonyms bleak, depleted, impoverished, infertile, poor, stark, unproductive; arid, dead, desert, dry, parched, sere (also sear), waterless

Antonyms barren, leafless

2

growing thickly and vigorously <lush dandelions had turned the meadow into a sea of yellow>

Synonyms lush, luxuriant, prosperous, rampant, weedy

Related Words lavish, profuse; overgrown, overrun, verdant; close, dense, tangled, thick

Near Antonyms dormant; blighted, stunted

Antonyms sparse

3

very pleasing to the sense of taste <lush desserts that are well worth the boatload of calories>

Synonyms ambrosial, appetizing, dainty, delectable, delish, flavorful, flavorsome, luscious, lush, mouthwatering, palatable, savory (also savoury), scrumptious, succulent, tasteful, tasty, toothsome, toothy, yummy

Related Words digestible, eatable, edible; delightful, heavenly, pleasing; agreeable, gratifying, pleasant; satisfying; choice, delicate, exquisite, rare

Near Antonyms banal, boring, commonplace, tedious; noisome, smelly, stinky; noxious, unwholesome; miserable, wretched; abhorrent, abominable, awful, detestable, disagreeable, disgusting, foul, horrid, nauseating, offensive, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, sickening, unpleasant

Antonyms distasteful, flat, flavorless, insipid, stale, tasteless, unappetizing, unpalatable, unsavory, yucky (also yukky)

4

marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically <those were lush times for the gambling industry, which kept building ever grander casinos>

Synonyms booming, boomy, flourishing, golden, halcyon, healthy, lush, palmy, prospering, roaring, successful, thriving

Related Words affluent, moneyed (also monied), opulent, rich, substantial, wealthy, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do; comfortable

Near Antonyms declining, dying, failing, floundering, languishing, struggling; bankrupt, bankrupted, insolvent

Antonyms depressed, unprosperous, unsuccessful

5

pleasing to the physical senses <I could listen to the baritone's lush voice for hours>

Synonyms carnal, fleshly, luscious, lush, sensuous, voluptuous

Related Words bodily, corporeal; agreeable, delectable, delicious, delightful, dreamy, gratifying, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, scrumptious; epicurean, luxurious, self-indulgent

Near Antonyms harsh, painful, uncomfortable; disgusting, foul, hideous, icky

6

producing abundantly <his lush fields were the envy of neighboring farmers>

Synonyms cornucopian, fat, fecund, fructuous, fruitful, lush, luxuriant, productive, prolific, rich

Related Words bearing, generative, producing, yielding; abounding, abundant, bountiful; copious, generous, liberal, plenteous, plentiful, plentitudinous; blooming, bursting, flourishing, swarming, teeming, thriving; creative, inventive, original

Near Antonyms meager (or meagre), scant, scanty, skimp, skimpy, spare, sparse

Antonyms barren, dead, infertile, sterile, unfertile, unfruitful, unproductive