burgeon

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of BURGEON

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number <the trout population in the stream is burgeoning now that the water is clean>

Synonyms accelerate, accumulate, appreciate, balloon, boom, build up, burgeon (also bourgeon), climb, enlarge, escalate, expand, gain, mount, multiply, mushroom, proliferate, rise, roll up, snowball, spread, swell, wax

Related Words jump, rocket, skyrocket, surge; heighten, intensify, redouble; blow up, bulk, distend, inflate, puff (up); crescendo, crest, peak

Antonyms contract, decrease, diminish, dwindle, lessen, recede, wane

to grow vigorously <the spring flowers burgeoned once the warm weather set in for good>

Synonyms burgeon (also bourgeon), flourish, prosper

Related Words luxuriate, overgrow, proliferate, shoot up; germinate, root, sprout; bloom, flower, fruit, produce, propagate, regenerate, seed

to produce flowers <chrysanthemums usually burgeon in early fall>

Synonyms blossom, blow, burgeon (also bourgeon), effloresce, flower, unfold

Related Words leaf, leave; bud; open

Near Antonyms dry up, fade, shrivel, wilt, wither; die, drop, expire, perish

burgeon also bourgeon

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