BOUQUETS Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

bouquets

noun

plural of bouquet

as in garlands

a bunch of flowers I bought my wife a nice bouquet for her birthday

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as in scents

a sweet or pleasant smell this wine has a good bouquet

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as in compliments

an admiring personal remark an evening dress of daring design that attracted bouquets as well as brickbats

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Recent Examples of bouquets Live Reuters footage showed hundreds marching along car-free streets, with women carrying bouquets of white flowers. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 Sweet corn, summer squash, and bouquets of fragrant and colorful flowers appear in gardeners' kitchens this month when the garden finally matches the imagination. — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026 The flowers were loaded onto the back of a small truck, and Stefani then filmed them being separated into bouquets all over the house. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 Not only do its tall, purple blooms add color and movement to the garden, but they can also be harvested and used in cooking, to make essential oils, and added to bouquets. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 23 June 2026 An ideal choice for a cutting garden because they can be enjoyed freshly cut or dried in bouquets. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 June 2026 Local residents competed in a variety of whimsical categories, with winners walking away with bouquets and bragging rights. — La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026 This is also by far the coolest crowd at the festival, a sea of designer outfits, out-there silhouettes, fresh haircuts, and even bouquets of flowers. — E.r. Pulgar, SPIN, 10 June 2026 The Chinese leader arrived to a red-carpet welcome from Kim and wife Ri Sol Ju, alongside a guard of honour, while children presented bouquets of flowers, video from Chinese state media showed. — Jack Kim, USA Today, 8 June 2026

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Noun

Images of King wearing lei, garlands that are synonymous with Hawaiian culture, have been previously published -- but most of the photos displayed in Hawaii’s new exhibit have never been seen before.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
For something dreamier, A Midsummer Night’s Dream theme pairs flower garlands and fairy lights with pretty appetizers and edible floral cocktails.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026

Definition of garlands

Noun

All of that being said, ProPublica found that attendance at the Kennedy Center Honors has been a bipartisan tradition, with CBS offering tickets to FCC commissioners with the company’s compliments.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
To experience its silky-smooth results, gently massage the serum into your scalp when your hair is dry or towel-dried post-shower—and, cue the compliments!

— Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 14 July 2026

Definition of compliments

Noun

The couple's wedding favors, meanwhile, were comprised of individual posies of myrtle and white Balmoral heather.

— Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
The boxy design further elevates the reversible pattern–big, bolder florals on one side, and delicate posies on the other.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026

Definition of posies

Noun

There, Morris’s large-scale, high-contrast graphic paintings fill the space alongside the shifting aromas of Dir's latest fragrances.

— Parizaad Khan Sethi, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 July 2026
Gaultier historically has been highly successful with masculine fragrances.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 17 July 2026

Definition of fragrances

Noun

As the genre’s name suggests, country music tends to be preoccupied with place; the charts are full of tributes to the satisfaction of being firmly rooted in a small town, and the sorrows of leaving it behind.

— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
Fricker probably would not like the tributes that are pouring out today.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 July 2026

Definition of tributes

Noun

While the answer to this is unique to each person, short haircuts are very popular with women over 60, from cropped pixie cuts to longer bobs.

— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 July 2026
Winona’s pixie feels like wiping the slate clean after years of polished bobs and clean-girl looks dominating the trend cycle.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 8 July 2026

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