BURGEONS Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

burgeons

verb

variants also bourgeons

present tense third-person singular of burgeon

as in rises

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

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as in thrives

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

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as in flowers

to produce flowers chrysanthemums usually burgeon in early fall

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Recent Examples of burgeons From the pine forests and black swamps to the marsh flats and on to the Gulf, the refuge burgeons with life in ways hard to explain to someone who hasn’t been there. — Jeff Vandermeer, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026

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Add room and board, and the real average cost rises to roughly $16,000 — with the average student receiving close to $10,000 in grant aid to get there.

— Scott White, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Broad Peak, which rises 8,051 meters (26,414 feet) above sea level in the Karakoram range, is the world’s 12th-highest mountain and lies near K2, the world’s second-highest peak.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of rises

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Coyote brush, a drought-tolerant, evergreen plant that thrives in the preserve’s grasslands and oak-woodland foothills, is a common native shrub found throughout this preserve.

— Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
The herd at Smiling Buddha Yaks thrives in Colorado’s alpine climate.

— David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of thrives

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The cancer arose in one clam, crossed into the other, and now flourishes in its new host, while the pullet carpet shell in those same waters shows no trace of the disease.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Given the number of people involved in the current outbreak already, Mandrell suspects there may be multiple sources of contamination, since this is the time that the parasite generally flourishes.

— Alice Park, Time, 17 July 2026

Definition of flourishes

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Plan your visit for the summer, specifically mid-June to early September, when the region blooms with sea life and the parks are fully accessible.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
Harvest oregano before the plant blooms to experience this herb’s best flavor.

— Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2026

Definition of blooms

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Consider Mush, Music & Mutts in Shelby, North Carolina’s official (but not only) livermush festival, where for a day each year, the downtown swells to 10,000 people seeking a good time—and a little livermush.

— Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026
Bandmates Jakob Nowell and Zane Vandevort, or Zayno, appeared in front of the weather screen to help anchor Kirk Hawkins deliver the latest outlook on Sunday — offering heat advisories as well as updates on California’s surf swells.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of swells

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These events occur when extremely hot underground water suddenly turns into steam, expands, and blasts apart the surrounding rock.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Unlike the nighttime aurora oval, which expands dramatically during geomagnetic storms, the dayside auroral oval changes much less, making displays harder to see even during active space weather.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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