Synonyms of buds

buds 1 of 2

noun

plural of bud

as in kids

a young person who is between infancy and adulthood

that sitcom star is still a bud, so all he needs right now are looks and personality

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kids
• children
• chicks
• cubs
• juveniles
• sprouts
• youths
• youngsters
• teenagers
• kiddies
• babies
• moppets
• monkeys
• younglings
• kiddos
• teens
• adolescents
• sprats
• whelps
• chaps
• bambinos
• squirts
• bairns
• infants
• toddlers
• minors
• newborn
• preschoolers
• nestlings
• kindergartners
• urchins
• schoolchildren
• neonates
• tykes
• schoolboys
• weanlings
• tots
• schoolkids
• rug rats
• babes
• cherubs
• whippersnappers
• schoolgirls
• mischiefs
• rascals
• teeners
• hellions
• lads
• preteens
• nippers
• tweens
• bantlings
• imps
• teenyboppers
• striplings
• rogues
• rapscallions
• tads
• shavers
• subteens
• devils
• tomboys
• bobby-soxers
• hoydens
• jackanapeses
• preteen-agers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adults
• grown-ups
• senior citizens
• ancients
• elders
• oldsters
• seniors
• old-timers
• middle-agers
• golden-agers

buds

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bud

as in flowers

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of buds

Noun

One of the buds formed a small receptacle that held some musk and balsam, rare and expensive fragrances. — Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

After cutting open both stems and swapping the batteries between earbuds, iFixit noticed the buds could no longer be charged. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

The creamy white larvae are maggots and have no wings, wing buds, or legs on their soft, tapering bodies. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026

Stem cuttings root faster; use healthy 2-inch sections with buds and place in perlite or moss. — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026

Last spring, a violent storm with heavy hail was forecast, just as the crops surrounding our home, stretching for hundreds of kilometers, had begun to sprout their first buds and tender young leaves. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Sep. 2026

The bare branches remain dormant through winter and develop buds for next year’s blooms. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026

Stop once temperatures cool noticeably, plants produce fewer new buds, or the first frost is only a few weeks away. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 15 Sep. 2026

Norm Schultz, a farmer at Linvilla Orchards, said an unusually warm spring caused the trees to open their buds early, leaving the delicate blossoms vulnerable when temperatures dropped. — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026