Synonyms of flowers

flowers 1 of 2

noun

plural of flower

1

as in blooms

the usually showy plant part that produces seeds

flowers are always a thoughtful gift

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blooms
• blossoms
• buds
• florets
• bouquets
• garlands
• flowerets
• posies
• wreaths
• nosegays
• arrangements
• corsages
• sprays
• boutonnieres
• leis

2

as in blossoms

a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement

the skiing season is usually in full flower by Christmas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blooms
• blossoms
• primes
• salad days
• springtimes
• florescences
• flushes
• revivals
• pinnacles
• floruits
• heydays
• autumns
• flowerings
• high noons
• efflorescences
• grandeurs
• Indian summers
• summits
• splendors
• zeniths
• glories
• meridians
• golden ages
• peaks
• silver ages
• recoveries
• apexes
• climaxes
• acmes
• comebacks
• belle epoques

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• declines
• decays
• bottoms
• downfalls
• nadirs

3

as in best

individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class

without exception, the flower of this year's graduating class will be going to prestigious colleges

Synonyms & Similar Words

• best
• aristocracies
• pinks
• tops
• creams
• elect
• royalties
• elites
• societies
• qualities
• choices
• upper crusts
• priesthoods
• Halls of Fame
• A-lists
• primes
• crème de la crème
• prides
• upper classes
• nobilities
• picks
• fat
• illuminati
• corps d'elite
• establishments
• gentries
• top drawers
• caviars
• who's whos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masses
• millions
• multitudes
• herds
• commoners
• mobs
• unwasheds
• rank and files
• hoi polloi

flowers

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of flower

as in leaves

to produce flowers

the plant will keep flowering if you water it and regularly cut off the dead blossoms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blooms
• blossoms
• leaves
• unfolds
• buds
• effloresces
• burgeons
• blows
• leafs
• opens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fades
• dies
• withers
• dries up
• drops
• shrivels
• wilts
• expires
• perishes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flowers

Noun

Hummers are particularly fond of red tubular flowers. —Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026

At the end of the presentation, a woman hands the hitmaker a bouquet of flowers as the star waves to the crowd and dances. —Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026

Splendid indeed are the flowers of the capital, but how could a mountain tree such as myself ever have hoped to rival them? —Literary Hub, 28 May 2026

Once your cucumber plants start to vine and produce flowers, switch to a fertilizer high in phosphorus and potassium to promote fruit development, says Spoonemore. —Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 28 May 2026

Bluebells These bulbous spring flowers are common in gardens and the woods, but are dangerous to dogs. —Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 28 May 2026

Annual flowers add almost instant color and greenery to our gardens. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 May 2026

Astilbe is a noun meaning any of a genus of chiefly Asian perennials of the saxifrage family that have simple or usually compound leaves and are widely cultivated for their panicles of usually white, pink, or red flowers. —City News Service, Daily News, 28 May 2026

Examples include retirement parties, water and coffee for officer training or flowers for an employee with a death in the family. —Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026

Verb

This plant flowers year-round and, like all abutilon cultivars, is not water needy. —Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026