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

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

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

Another possibility is a version of the 2008 crash, in which the bursting bubble takes down the global economy. — Ganesh Sitaraman, Time, 26 Mar. 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

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

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

Verb

Join hundreds of boats and hundreds more tourists on the riverwalk to catch the bombs bursting in air. — Cole Premo, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Puppies bursting with joy weave between the legs of their young handlers, while older dogs move neatly between the cones with gentle guidance – and treats – from the kids. — Patricia Huon, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026

These plants mature quickly, too, bursting up out of the ground and rapidly scaling a trellis (for climbing varieties) or forming a bush (for bush varieties). — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 2 July 2026

But with the righty and the Yankees donning stars and stripes themed jerseys, bombs began bursting in the humid Bronx air shortly after Saturday’s game began. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026

Behind them, downtown streets filled with supporters waving banners and fireworks bursting overhead—a pre-match spectacle Toronto had never experienced. — Shelby Blackley, New York Times, 4 July 2026

The Kings’ defense corps was once its bedrock, bursting with depth, quality and the ability to convert a home-plate mentality into counterattacking opportunities. — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 28 June 2026

Schallau’s specialty is saison, a style of farmhouse ales bursting with complex flavors, such as Bourgeois Daydreams, a pale golden table beer featuring notes of makrut lime leaves and Meyer lemon. — Midwest Living, 1 July 2026

As Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, and the other capitals of the original 13 colonies begin celebrating the 250th anniversary of their rebellion with bombs bursting in air, the president will take center stage in Washington. — Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026