lush

1 covered with a thick healthy natural growth they loved to go for picnics in the lush woodlands Synonyms green, grown, leafy, luxuriant, overgrown, verdant Related Words fat, fecund, fertile, fruitful, productive, prolific, rich; dense, tangled Near Antonyms bleak, depleted, impoverished, infertile, poor, stark, unproductive; arid, dead, desert, dry, parched, sere (also sear), waterless Antonyms barren, leafless

2 growing thickly and vigorously lush dandelions had turned the meadow into a sea of yellow Synonyms rank, luxuriant, prosperous, rampant, weedyRelated Words lavish, profuse; overgrown, overrun, verdant; close, dense, tangled, thickNear Antonyms dormant; blighted, stuntedAntonyms sparse

3 very pleasing to the sense of taste lush desserts that are well worth the boatload of calories Synonyms ambrosial, appetizing, dainty, delectable, delish, flavorful, flavorsome, luscious, delicious, mouthwatering, palatable, savory (also savoury), scrumptious, succulent, tasteful, tasty, toothsome, toothy, yummyRelated Words digestible, eatable, edible; delightful, heavenly, pleasing; agreeable, gratifying, pleasant; satisfying; choice, delicate, exquisite, rareNear Antonyms banal, boring, commonplace, tedious; noisome, smelly, stinky; noxious, unwholesome; miserable, wretched; abhorrent, abominable, awful, detestable, disagreeable, disgusting, foul, horrid, nauseating, offensive, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, sickening, unpleasantAntonyms distasteful, flat, flavorless, insipid, stale, tasteless, unappetizing, unpalatable, unsavory, yucky (also yukky)

4 marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically those were lush times for the gambling industry, which kept building ever grander casinos Synonyms booming, boomy, flourishing, golden, halcyon, healthy, prosperous, palmy, prospering, roaring, successful, thrivingRelated Words affluent, moneyed (also monied), opulent, rich, substantial, wealthy, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do; comfortableNear Antonyms declining, dying, failing, floundering, languishing, struggling; bankrupt, bankrupted, insolventAntonyms depressed, unprosperous, unsuccessful

5 pleasing to the physical senses I could listen to the baritone's lush voice for hours Synonyms carnal, fleshly, luscious, sensual, sensuous, voluptuousRelated Words bodily, corporeal; agreeable, delectable, delicious, delightful, dreamy, gratifying, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, scrumptious; epicurean, luxurious, self-indulgentNear Antonyms harsh, painful, uncomfortable; disgusting, foul, hideous, icky

6 producing abundantly his lush fields were the envy of neighboring farmers Synonyms cornucopian, fat, fecund, fructuous, fruitful, fertile, luxuriant, productive, prolific, richRelated Words bearing, generative, producing, yielding; abounding, abundant, bountiful; copious, generous, liberal, plenteous, plentiful, plentitudinous; blooming, bursting, flourishing, swarming, teeming, thriving; creative, inventive, originalNear Antonyms meager (or meagre), scant, scanty, skimp, skimpy, spare, sparseAntonyms barren, dead, infertile, sterile, unfertile, unfruitful, unproductive

1 a person who makes a habit of getting drunk she accused him of being a lush and a spendthrift Synonyms alcoholic, alkie (or alky) [slang], boozehound, boozer, dipsomaniac, drinker, drunkard, inebriate, juicehead [slang], juicer [slang], drunk, rummy, soak, soaker, sot, souse, tippler, toper, tosspotRelated Words swigger, swiller; winoNear Antonyms abstainer, nondrinker, teetotaler (or teetotaller), teetotalist

2 slang  a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk you guys can drink if you want, but I'm laying off the lush Synonyms aqua vitae, ardent spirits, booze, bottle, drink, firewater, grog, hooch [slang], inebriant, intoxicant, John Barleycorn, juice [slang], liquor, alcohol [slang], moonshine, potable, rum, sauce [slang], spirits, stimulant, strong drink, tippleRelated Words aperitif, bracer, chaser, digestif, nightcap; belt, load, nip, peg [British], pop, shooter, shot, slug, snifter, snort, tot, whet; cocktail, mixed drink; ale, beer, brew, brewage, brewski [slang], home brew, malt liquor, microbrew, mum, nappy [chiefly Scottish]; mead, sake (or saki), wine; barley-bree (also barley-broo) [chiefly Scottish], brandy, gin, liqueur, mao-tai, mescal, schnapps, tequila, vodka, whiskey (or whisky); Dutch courageAntonyms nonintoxicant