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

DedCool 01 Taunt Eau de Parfum Taunt may be the sweetest fragrance on this list, but its sugary vanilla is undercut by a fresh, energizing burst of bergamot and dewy blackcurrant buds. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026

Gardeners enjoy the blooms within the cluster that only last a day, but there are plenty of new buds to open. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

So grab a pair of these excellently affordable buds for yourself! — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026

Radnor feels that fans expect the HIMYM cast to remain best buds. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Aug. 2026

Pruning these woody plants in the fall or winter will remove buds and severely limit the flowers available in the spring. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 19 Aug. 2026

By summer, buds cover the plant and, soon, soft, layered blossoms are begging you to cut them for the perfect bouquet. — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2026

Adapt to survive Along with a warming trend pushing harvesting seasons earlier, European wine growers are up against drought, freak weather events such as spring hailstorms and frost which wiped out many buds, and wildfires. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026

It was followed by oak galls, acorns, aspen buds and mushrooms. — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026