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
• crowded
• stuffed
• loaded
• brimming
• brimful
• chock-full
• chockful
• 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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• implosion

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
• shattering
• blowing up
• smashing
• firing
• splintering
• fragmenting
• mushrooming
• discharging
• burgeoning
• shooting
• ballooning
• bourgeoning

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

Verb

At one point Harry Maguire tried to inject urgency, bursting forward with the ball and urging Alejandro Garnacho and Diogo Dalot to run ahead. —Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024

An intellectually dense film bursting with ideas, some of them contradictory, some troubling, all of them provocative. —Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2024

Québec, Canada Québec is a province just bursting with culinary riches, outdoor adventure, fascinating culture, unique traditions and stunning landscapes. —Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024

Or Shamar Joseph bursting through Australia in Brisbane. —Tim Ellis, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024

How to keep pipes from bursting When temperatures drop to freezing conditions, pipes have the potential to burst due to the expansion of water. —Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024

Pipes are prone to bursting during cold spells. —Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024

The stir-craziness of isolation, collector appetite bottled up to bursting, and a global customer base newly comfortable with spending serious cash over the internet meant that the entire wine world was watching—and desperate to bid. —Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024

Wrap them in tubular insulation to keep pipes from bursting. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024