LEAFY Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

leafy

adjective

ˈlē-fē

Definition of leafy

as in lush

covered with a thick, healthy natural growth the backyard's leafy bushes look nice, but have a tendency to attract deer

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Recent Examples of leafy Tuck in leafy fronds like umbrella palm, parlor palm, and small palmettos for dimension. — James T. Farmer, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2026 Watch these furry marsupials climb the leafy canopy in the new Forest Trailhead exhibit featuring an elevated open-air pathway and several other animals, such as red pandas, kea parrots, colorful amphibians and reptiles. — Abigail Bliss, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2026 John teaches at a small, leafy college by day, while by night working on a book about rationalist philosopher Spinoza and dating his beautiful colleague Becca (Sofia Boutella), a professor of psychology who has a son with whom John gets along well. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026 Best for a quiet neighborhood retreat Tucked away in the smart, leafy Chamberi neighborhood, some ten minutes’ drive from the city center, this Relais & Chateaux hotel in a small 19th-century mansion is all about discreet luxury. — Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for leafy

Recent Examples of Synonyms for leafy

Adjective

Prolonged periods of drought are scorching French pastures, leeching them of their usual lush green vitality and leaving behind parched, lifeless yellow fields.

— Vivian Song, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Heat and uneven rainfall have stressed forests in some areas, while timely moisture has kept others lush.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of lush

Adjective

While the species can reach large tree height, selecting a smaller bush variety that produces blue-green fruits in fall is a plus for the garden.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 6 Sep. 2026
Demario Davis will be the Jets’ green-dot linebacker, receiving the defensive calls from Glenn.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of green

Adjective

Of his two grown sons, one works at his father’s company, and the other works as a technician for Thermo Fisher Scientific, a Fortune 100 Company.

— Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
And the knock out dish is the tomato pasta which features a selection of local grown tomatoes prepared a number of ways, all cooked with al dente spaghetti.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of grown

Adjective

Fires routinely sweep Kinshasa’s dense neighborhoods during the dry season, where rapid urban growth outpaces basic protections such as reliable fire and emergency services.

— Saleh Mwanamilongo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
There comes a moment, looking at Evans’s dense worlds, when the eye stops decoding and the mind begins to surrender.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026