WEEDY Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

weedy

adjective

ˈwē-dē

Definition of weedy

as in lush

growing thickly and vigorously weedy vegetation in the abandoned lot

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Recent Examples of weedy To help prevent borers, keep weedy areas around the garden mowed well. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 17 June 2026 Because most home compost bins don't reach a high enough temperature to kill pathogens or seeds, don't add grass clippings from a diseased or weedy lawn. — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2026 Moreover, the subject is weedy and boring. — George Skelton, Mercury News, 14 May 2026 While Bermuda and Kikuyu are weedy if allowed to expand into adjacent planter beds, these are your best choices for areas meant exclusively for grass, at least where water conservation is concerned. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for weedy

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Those included a charmingly cluttered Bucket family home, a lush candyland with the smell of chocolate piped through the Royal Theater to complement the full-size mock chocolate river, and a glass elevator that flew above the audience.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 July 2026
If your lawn is struggling from summer heat, weeds, or drought, reseeding can revitalize it and help make your lawn look thick and lush.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 July 2026

Definition of lush

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Not the layoffs, the mergers, the rampant unemployment, and the fear that comes with it — all of that and more unreservedly sucks.

— Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 9 July 2026
Yellow fever was rampant along the Gulf Coast, with Florida suffering a severe outbreak in 1841.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026

Definition of rampant

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Congressional District first and will work to build a stronger, safer, and more prosperous future for our families, our communities, and our country.

— Belinda Keiser, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026
The first half, which takes place in 1923-24, revolves around Tatos Cartozian, a prosperous rug merchant living with his family in Portland, Ore.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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