Synonyms of burgeoning

burgeoning 1 of 2

adjective

as in flourishing

Related Words

• flourishing
• blossoming
• flowering
• blooming
• undeveloped
• unfinished
• infantile
• unripe
• childlike
• unformed
• emergent
• childish
• green
• embryonic
• unfledged
• inexperienced
• unripened
• teenage
• babyish
• callow
• young
• infantine
• youthful
• puerile
• underage
• minor
• adolescent
• raw
• kiddish
• juvenile
• youngish
• subadult
• preteen
• immature
• ephebic

Dissimilar Words

• adult
• mature
• older
• ancient
• senior
• old
• matured
• elderly
• geriatric
• aging
• aged
• senescent
• full-blown
• full-fledged
• ripe
• long-lived
• oldish
• grown-up
• golden
• ripened
• mellow
• middle-aged
• decrepit
• over-the-hill
• senile
• doddering
• spavined
• tottery
• anile

burgeoning

2 of 2

verb

variants also bourgeoning

present participle of burgeon

1

as in increasing

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number

the trout population in the stream is burgeoning now that the water is clean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increasing
• rising
• expanding
• swelling
• accelerating
• climbing
• mushrooming
• intensifying
• multiplying
• booming
• proliferating
• ballooning
• waxing
• escalating
• mounting
• accumulating
• snowballing
• spreading
• surging
• enlarging
• gaining
• rolling up
• appreciating
• skyrocketing
• heightening
• building up
• jumping
• rocketing
• peaking
• redoubling
• inflating
• distending
• puffing (up)
• cresting
• bulking
• crescendoing
• blowing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreasing
• diminishing
• contracting
• lessening
• waning
• dwindling
• receding

2

as in thriving

to grow vigorously

the spring flowers burgeoned once the warm weather set in for good

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thriving
• flourishing
• prospering
• blooming
• proliferating
• flowering
• sprouting
• producing
• shooting up
• rooting
• propagating
• luxuriating
• overgrowing
• germinating
• seeding
• regenerating
• fruiting

3

as in blooming

to produce flowers

chrysanthemums usually burgeon in early fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of burgeoning

Adjective

Only about 150 people in Kentucky have been tested because the federal government was slow to react to the burgeoning crises. — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 14 Mar. 2020

Ebbers was born in Canada and operated a hotel chain in Mississippi before getting involved in the burgeoning long-distance phone business in the early 1980s. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2020

Verb

Here’s what to know about the USS Abraham Lincoln, the concerns that have been raised over conditions on board, and the burgeoning calls for its crew to return home. — Connor Greene, Time, 14 Aug. 2026

Zebulon’s love of storytelling was a major influence on John-Boy’s burgeoning literary career. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026