bloom | Definition of bloom

bloom

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of bloom

1 to produce flowers

forsythias only bloom at the beginning of spring

Synonyms of bloom

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

Words Related to bloom

Near Antonyms of bloom

dry up, fade, shrivel, wilt, wither

die, drop, expire, perish

2 to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)

she arrived at the house, blooming from her vigorous walk

Synonyms of bloom

blush, color, crimson, flush, glow, redden

Words Related to bloom

incarnadine, rouge, ruddle

abash, chagrin, discomfit, disconcert, embarrass, faze, humiliate, mortify

Phrases Synonymous with bloom