Synonyms of blossoms

blossoms 1 of 2

noun

plural of blossom

1

as in blooms

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

in the full blossom of her career as a writer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blooms
• flowers
• primes
• springtimes
• salad days
• florescences
• flushes
• revivals
• pinnacles
• heydays
• autumns
• floruits
• flowerings
• high noons
• efflorescences
• grandeurs
• zeniths
• summits
• splendors
• Indian summers
• peaks
• meridians
• glories
• golden ages
• climaxes
• apexes
• recoveries
• acmes
• silver ages
• comebacks
• belle epoques

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• declines
• decays
• bottoms
• downfalls
• nadirs

2

as in flowers

the usually showy plant part that produces seeds

the marigolds are finally showing blossoms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flowers
• blooms
• buds
• florets
• flowerets
• garlands
• bouquets
• posies
• wreaths
• nosegays
• corsages
• sprays
• arrangements
• leis
• boutonnieres

blossoms

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of blossom

as in unfolds

to produce flowers

the fruit tree seemed to blossom overnight once the warm spring weather arrived

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flowers
• blooms
• unfolds
• leaves
• buds
• burgeons
• effloresces
• blows
• leafs
• opens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fades
• withers
• dries up
• dies
• shrivels
• drops
• wilts
• expires
• perishes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blossoms

Noun

Beginning as a road trip, then shifting to a punishing vision of hardscrabble life in Accra, the film blossoms into a story of irrevocable bonds forged out of shared adversity. — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026

Using a water-soluble fertilizer with an NPK ratio of 15-30-15 will give the plants a boost of the phosphorus needed to help your flowers start producing buds and blossoms again. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026

Raskin and colleagues also stress accessibility and scenic elements, including biking and walking paths and cherry blossoms. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Adding a food-grade absorbent pad such as a paper towel to the bottom of the container can help wick away any excess moisture, prolonging the life of the blossoms. — Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 3 Aug. 2026

Some tender salvias hit their stride now, like pineapple sage, whose red flowers emerge in late summer, and Salvia patens with ethereal sky-blue blossoms. — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2026

Admired for their striking beauty, the fiery blossoms of the peacock flower have long captured the attention of people across the Atlantic world. — Kari Traylor, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2026

How to choose from the Wellness Pool Villa with its own hammam overlooking a lake strewn with lotus blossoms, or the nearly 3,000-square-meter Amanoi Ocean Pool Villa with its private pools and timber sundecks facing the sea? — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026

For both blossoms and a natural air freshener, plant fragrant paperwhites inside. — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2026

Verb

Cherry blossoms great guests at the front foyer. — Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026

The first season is set in Texas from 1993 to 1995 and follows a socially awkward teen girl (Chiara Aurelia) who suddenly blossoms and rises in the social ranks after a popular classmate (Olivia Holt) disappears. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026

Santa Barbara Island also blossoms with lavender chicory and pale-yellow cream cups. — Deb Hopewell, AFAR Media, 29 Jan. 2026

Their love blossoms juts as the first Sharknado comes out of the ocean. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025