Synonyms of blooming

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adjective

ˈblü-mən 

1

as in glowing

having a healthy reddish skin tone

the blooming faces of children at play in the great outdoors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glowing
• red
• tanned
• rosy
• flush
• warm
• ruddy
• blushing
• brown
• florid
• sanguine
• pink
• flushed
• rubicund
• pinkish
• bronzed
• blowsy
• suntanned
• full-blooded
• bloomy
• cherubic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pale
• sallow
• pallid
• livid
• ashen
• lurid
• peaked
• wan
• white
• pasty
• ashy
• palish
• mealy
• doughy
• waxen
• peaky
• waxy
• blanched
• sallowish
• whitened
• paled
• sickly
• anemic
• sick
• bloodless
• cadaverous
• white-faced
• whey-faced

2

as in unconditional

chiefly British having no exceptions or restrictions

thought that the royals were blooming idiots for making such indiscreet statements

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unconditional
• sheer
• complete
• absolute
• utter
• pure
• simple
• definite
• total
• perfect
• very
• damned
• damn
• outright
• real
• deadly
• crashing
• huge
• endless
• profound
• dead
• dreadful
• clean
• unmitigated
• downright
• consummate
• blank
• constant
• thoroughgoing
• regular
• thorough
• stark
• flat
• bodacious
• fair
• categorical
• eternal
• perpetual
• stone
• unqualified
• plumb
• out-and-out
• genuine
• unadulterated
• rank
• arrant
• flat-out
• straight-out
• all-out
• horrible
• unalloyed
• terrible
• veritable
• authentic
• unremitting
• extreme
• undying
• main
• extraordinary
• hopeless
• classic
• unrestricted
• terrific
• supreme
• confirmed
• habitual
• superlative
• inveterate
• frightful
• surpassing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uncertain
• restricted
• doubtful
• questionable
• dubious
• qualified
• equivocal

blooming

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noun

as in flowering

Related Words

• flowering
• blossoming
• autumn
• efflorescence
• bloom
• blossom
• summit
• flower
• zenith
• pinnacle
• meridian
• peak
• apex
• springtime
• climax
• Indian summer
• heyday
• prime
• grandeur
• acme
• florescence
• golden age
• flush
• salad days
• splendor
• revival
• recovery
• floruit
• glory
• high noon
• silver age
• belle epoque
• comeback

Dissimilar Words

• decay
• decline
• downfall
• bottom
• wilting
• nadir
• withering
• shriveling

blooming

3 of 3

verb

present participle of bloom

1

as in blossoming

to produce flowers

forsythias only bloom at the beginning of spring

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flowering
• blossoming
• unfolding
• burgeoning
• leaving
• blowing
• efflorescing
• leafing
• budding
• opening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in blushing

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

she arrived at the house, blooming from her vigorous walk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blushing
• glowing
• flushing
• reddening
• crimsoning
• turning color
• coloring
• rouging
• disconcerting
• ruddling
• mortifying
• incarnadining
• humiliating
• embarrassing
• abashing
• discomfiting
• fazing
• chagrining

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blooming

Adjective

To enhance blooming, side dress flowering bulbs with a balanced bulb fertilizer when their leaves sprout, but stop fertilizing when their flowers bud out. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 23 Aug. 2026

Everything was growing all at once, all over the place, blooming, withering, and crashing to the earth. — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026

Nectar Blue™ salvia is a heavy blooming variety that begins flowering in mid-spring and continues well into fall. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026

Before long, the nutrients in the potting mix are depleted enough that your petunias start showing it with slower growth and less blooming. — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026

Regular tasks like pruning, deadheading, and checking for pests keep roses healthy and blooming. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 16 June 2026

Spring and fall tend to offer the most pleasant experiences, with milder weather, fewer crowds, and scenic views (think blooming landscapes in spring and colorful foliage in fall). — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2026

Noun

Stop deadheading as shorter days and cooler temperatures slow plant growth and blooming. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026

Cutting back is done in mid-summer when foliage looks ragged and blooming slows to increase plant vigor, control height, and encourage a second flush of blooms. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 19 Aug. 2026

Once blooms fade, seeds eventually begin to form, the plant becomes leggy, and blooming slows. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 July 2026

How to Care for Container Roses Roses need adequate sunlight, well-draining soil, consistent moisture, and regular fertilization to encourage growth and healthy annual blooming. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 16 May 2026

Verb

The plants usually begin blooming in late summer or early fall and continue for four to six weeks. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Nearby Locomotive Springs, named for the noise of the water that once rushed up from the earth, is now a stagnant pond with green algae blooming at its edges. — Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026

These conditions slow down plant growth and reduce blooming, so there’s little need to stay on top of deadheading at this time. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026

These heavy feeders require regular fertilization to keep them blooming through to fall. — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 31 Aug. 2026

According to Hirvela, your hydrangea is done blooming when the color of the flowers has faded in a non-appealing way. — Lauren Wellbank, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026

More than 60 varieties of heirloom flowers are blooming now, thanks to help from the Kane County Master Gardeners. — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

The iconic pop star kept the color scheme going, covering her platinum blonde hair with a matching lilac silk headscarf that was blooming with floral patterns. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 24 Aug. 2026

The discovery reveals what happens when the supermassive black hole engines that power these vast, blooming outflows of plasma stall. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026