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

There’s a scramble amid startup platforms to gain market share and become the brand that is synonymous with the burgeoning medium. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

The national debt surpassed a record $40 trillion, a staggering milestone as defense costs, social programs like Social Security and Medicare and interest on the burgeoning deficit make up an enormous share of federal spending. — Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026