Synonyms of bursting

bursting 1 of 3

adjective

as in filled

containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible

the store was bursting with bargain hunters on the day of the big sale

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filled
• packed
• full
• jammed
• crammed
• stuffed
• crowded
• loaded
• brimming
• brimful
• chock-full
• overflowing
• jam-packed
• chockablock
• fat
• overfilled
• overloaded
• overstuffed
• overcrowded
• overfull
• overladen
• teeming
• swarming
• rife
• replete
• fraught
• abounding
• flush

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• empty
• devoid
• blank
• void
• bare
• vacant
• short
• insufficient
• inadequate
• stark
• incomplete
• wanting
• deficient
• shy
• depleted
• drained
• shortish
• exhausted

bursting

2 of 3

noun

as in eruption

the act or an instance of exploding

narrowly escaped the bursting of the car's gas tank

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eruption
• explosion
• burst
• firing
• blast
• detonation
• outburst
• blowup
• shooting
• pop
• boom
• discharge
• blowout
• bang
• flare-up
• airburst
• groundburst

bursting

3 of 3

verb

present participle of burst

1

as in exploding

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure

the turnover's crust burst when the filling expanded

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exploding
• detonating
• popping
• blowing
• going off
• crumping
• blowing up
• shattering
• smashing
• firing
• splintering
• fragmenting
• mushrooming
• discharging
• burgeoning
• shooting
• ballooning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• imploding
• collapsing
• fizzling

2

as in shattering

to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive

finally burst the piñata open with one mighty swing of the bat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shattering
• smashing
• demolishing
• exploding
• blowing
• popping
• destroying
• blasting
• detonating
• blowing up
• wrecking
• ruining
• dynamiting
• decimating
• annihilating
• discharging
• splintering
• fragmenting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsing
• imploding

3

as in buzzing

to be copiously supplied

a young singer/dancer who seems to be bursting with energy and talent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• buzzing
• bulging
• brimming
• humming
• teeming
• overflowing
• crawling
• swarming
• abounding
• bristling
• pullulating
• bustling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lacking
• wanting
• needing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bursting

Noun

Sonically, there are specific elements that an arena-bursting, chart-topping song needs. — Jack Cosbie, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026

Though his language is that of the every day his preternatural instinct for rhythm fills his lines with a bursting musicality. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026

After the bursting of the dot-com bubble in 2000, the economy slipped into a recession in 2001 and was further shaken by the September 11 terrorist attacks. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 22 June 2026

Dalio stressed that a bubble forming and a bubble bursting are different events. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 June 2026

In central defence, Saliba and Gabriel edge out Marquinhos and Pacho, although Gabriel must be alert to cover the space left behind by Mendes’s lung-bursting runs forward. — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 29 May 2026

Melissa are prime exemplars of how to do it right — and you’re bound to discover both the ultra-luxury and the laid-back amidst Nordstrom’s bursting-at-the-seams sale section this May. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 May 2026

All Tradable index prior to the bursting of the Mississippi Bubble in 1720. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 15 May 2026

Send her a bursting bouquet with 30 stems. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 1 May 2026

Verb

Call it the canary yellow uniforms in the coal mine — except the Red Sox have shot up the elevator shaft, bursting from their subterranean crypt. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 20 July 2026

All that was missing was a second goal, which Mikel Merino provided once again, bursting onto the field like a bolt of lightning from the bench in the closing minutes. — Juan Claudio Matossian, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026

Another photo showed her in a sleeveless tangerine-colored gown that featured gorgeous drapery throughout, paired with gold jewelry bursting with ornate pendants. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 17 July 2026

That the Smithsonian, which trusts its audience to handle nuanced ideas about the nation, is practically bursting with examples of American greatness and achievement is apparently not enough. — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

Most economists now seem to agree that the immediate threat of a recession has passed, but that does not mean there is not concern about inflation, geopolitical tensions or a bursting AI bubble knocking the economy off track. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 13 July 2026

Who could forget Morgan Riddle bursting on the scene in the summer of 2022? — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026

Enjoy walking through the gardens bursting with flowers designed to attract butterflies. — Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2026

Kevin Tubbs, a man bursting with love for animals and the world that nurtured them, read the letter over. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026