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bloom

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of bloom

1 a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement

a handsome young man in the full bloom of youth

Synonyms of bloom

blossom, florescence, floruit, flower, flush, heyday, high noon, prime, salad days, springtime

Words Related to bloom

autumn, Indian summer

blooming, blossoming, efflorescence, flowering

acme, apex, climax, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith

glory, grandeur, splendor

belle epoque (or belle époque), golden age, silver age

comeback, recovery, revival

Near Antonyms of bloom

decay, decline, downfall

bottom, nadir

shriveling (or shrivelling), wilting, withering

2 a rosy appearance (of the cheeks)

after a snowball fight, she came inside with a bloom on her cheeks

Synonyms of bloom

blush, color, flush

Words Related to bloom

brightness, brilliance, glow

pinkness, reddishness, redness, rosiness, ruddiness, sanguineness

Near Antonyms of bloom

paleness, pallidness, pallor, pastiness, wanness, whiteness

greenishness, greenness, sallowness

3 the usually showy plant part that produces seeds

the rosebush produces blooms only in midsummer

Synonyms of bloom

blossom, flower

Words Related to bloom

bud, floret, floweret (also flowerette)

bouquet, nosegay, posy

arrangement, boutonniere, corsage, garland, lei, spray, wreath

bloom

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of bloom

1 to produce flowers

forsythias only bloom at the beginning of spring

Synonyms of bloom

blossom, blow, burgeon (also bourgeon), effloresce, flower, unfold

Words Related to bloom

leaf, leave

bud

open

Near Antonyms of bloom

dry up, fade, shrivel, wilt, wither

die, drop, expire, perish

2 to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)

she arrived at the house, blooming from her vigorous walk

Synonyms of bloom

blush, color, crimson, flush, glow, redden

Words Related to bloom

incarnadine, rouge, ruddle

abash, chagrin, discomfit, disconcert, embarrass, faze, humiliate, mortify

Phrases Synonymous with bloom

turn color

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