Blossom Synonyms and Antonyms

blŏsəm
A condition or time of vigor and freshness
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. flower
  2. bloom
  3. efflorescence
  4. prime
  5. flush
  6. florescence
  7. floweret
  8. peak
  9. bud
  10. heyday
The showy reproductive structure of a plant
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bloom
  2. floret
  3. flower
Antonyms:
  1. withering
To grow rapidly and luxuriantly
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. thrive
  2. bloom
  3. flourish
Antonyms:
  1. shrink
  2. fade
  3. wither
  4. deteriorate
  5. shrivel
  6. die
A condition or period of maximum development.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bloom

Words Related to Blossom

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. better
  2. rich
  3. sweet-scented
  4. golden-yellow
  5. lily-of-the-valley
  6. fragrant
  7. magnolia
  8. in-blossom
  9. gardenia
  10. forget-me-not
  11. bough

Blossom Sentence Examples

  • On the spurs thus formed blossom buds will be developed early in the following season.

  • Cynthia buttered her toast while Dean dribbled orange blossom honey on three leftover rolls from last night's supper.

  • In April the snow is melting from the branches; spring comes in May; spring flowers are in blossom, and grain is sown.

  • I have felt a bud "shyly doff her green hood and blossom with a silken burst of sound," while the icy fingers of the snow beat against the window-panes.

  • In Great Britain the beetle, after completing its development, winters in the seed, waiting to emerge and lay its eggs on the blossom in the ensuing spring.

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