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Synonyms of bloom in English:

bloom


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noun

1‘gorgeous orchid-like blooms’

SYNONYMS
flower, blossom, floweret
flowering, blossoming, florescence, efflorescence

2‘a country girl in the bloom of health and youth’

SYNONYMS
prime, perfection, acme, zenith, peak, height, heyday, flourishing, strength, vigour
salad days
ANTONYMS

decline, nadir

3‘your earrings complement the bloom of your skin to perfection’

SYNONYMS
lustre, sheen, glow, radiance, freshness, perfection
blush, flush, rosiness, pinkness, redness, ruddiness, colour

verb

1‘the geraniums had already bloomed’

SYNONYMS
blossom, flower, be in blossom, be in flower, come into blossom, come into flower, open, open out, bud, sprout, burgeon, mature
ANTONYMS

wither, fade

2‘the children had bloomed in the soft Devonshire air’

SYNONYMS
flourish, thrive, be in good health, get on well, get ahead, prosper, succeed, be successful, progress, make progress, make headway, burgeon
informal be in the pink, be fine and dandy, go great guns