BLOOM: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BLOOM?

Need another word that means the same as “bloom”? Find 47 synonyms and 30 related words for “bloom” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Bloom” are: blooming, bloom of youth, salad days, blush, flush, rosiness, blossom, flower, efflorescence, heyday, peak, prime, floweret, perfection, acme, zenith, height, strength, vigour, lustre, sheen, glow, radiance, freshness, be in blossom, be in flower, come into blossom, come into flower, open, open out, bud, sprout, burgeon, mature, flourish, thrive, be in good health, get on well, get ahead, prosper, succeed, be successful, progress, make progress, make headway

Bloom as a Noun

Definitions of "Bloom" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bloom” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The state or period of greatest beauty, freshness, or vigour.
• A flower, especially one cultivated for its beauty.
• A youthful or healthy glow in a person's complexion.
• A rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health.
• A full, bright sound in a recording.
• The organic process of bearing flowers.
• The state or period of flowering.
• A powdery deposit on a surface.
• The period of greatest prosperity or productivity.
• The best time of youth.
• A delicate powdery surface deposit on certain fresh fruits, leaves, or stems.
• Reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts.
• A greyish-white appearance on chocolate caused by cocoa butter rising to the surface.

Synonyms of "Bloom" as a noun (24 Words)

acme	The highest point (of something. His landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty.
bloom of youth	The best time of youth.
blooming	The organic process of bearing flowers.
blossom	The state or period of flowering. Tiny white blossoms.
blush	A reddening of the face as a sign of shyness, embarrassment, or shame. The roses were white with a lovely pink blush.
efflorescence	The period of greatest prosperity or productivity. Cover the brickwork to minimize efflorescence.
flower	The state or period in which a plant s flowers have developed and opened. The roses were just coming into flower.
floweret	A floret, especially of cauliflower or broccoli.
flush	The device used for flushing a toilet. The bird has a pinkish flush on the breast.
freshness	Originality by virtue of being new and surprising. The commentary should display freshness of insight.
glow	A steady even light without flames. The setting sun cast a deep red glow over the city.
height	Elevation above ground or a recognized level (typically sea level. Columns rising to 65 feet in height.
heyday	The period of a person’s or thing’s greatest success, popularity, activity, or vigour. The paper has lost millions of readers since its heyday in 1964.
lustre	Ceramics with an iridescent metallic glaze lustreware. She couldn t eat and her hair lost its lustre.
peak	The period of greatest prosperity or productivity. Tatters of fog clung to the peak of the mountain.
perfection	The state of being without a flaw or defect. I am told that she is perfection itself.
prime	A prime number. The prime of the world.
radiance	The flux of radiation emitted per unit solid angle in a given direction by a unit area of a source. The radiance of the bride s smile.
rosiness	A healthy reddish complexion.
salad days	Food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens.
sheen	A soft lustre on a surface. Black crushed velvet with a slight sheen.
strength	Physical energy or intensity. Cycling can help you build up your strength.
vigour	Effort, energy, and enthusiasm. He has managed to retain his youthful vigour.
zenith	The highest point reached by a given celestial object. The sun was well past the zenith.

Usage Examples of "Bloom" as a noun

• I am no longer in the bloom of youth.
• Her face had lost its usual bloom.
• The remastering has lost some of the bloom of the strings.
• You will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed.
• The apple trees were in bloom.
• An exotic bloom.
• The bloom on a plum.

Bloom as a Verb

Definitions of "Bloom" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bloom” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Produce or yield flowers.
• (of fire, colour, or light) become radiant and glowing.
• Come into or be in full beauty or health; flourish.
• Produce flowers; be in flower.
• Coat (a lens) with a special surface layer so as to reduce reflection from its surface.

Synonyms of "Bloom" as a verb (23 Words)

be in blossom	Represent, as of a character on stage.
be in flower	Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function.
be in good health	Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun.
be successful	Represent, as of a character on stage.
blossom	(of a tree or bush) produce flowers or masses of flowers. A garden in which roses blossom.
bud	Graft a bud of a plant on to another plant. New blood vessels bud out from the vascular bed.
burgeon	Grow and flourish. The city s suburbs have burgeoned sprawling out from the centre.
come into blossom	Extend or reach.
come into flower	Develop into.
flourish	Grow vigorously. Happy New Year he yelled flourishing a bottle of whisky.
flower	Produce or yield flowers. Michaelmas daisies can flower as late as October.
get ahead	Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.
get on well	Grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of.
make headway	Reach a goal, e.g.
make progress	Charge with a function; charge to be.
mature	Become due for repayment. I need to mature my thoughts.
open	Spread out or open from a closed or folded state. Her eyes slowly opened.
open out	Display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer.
progress	Cause a task or undertaking to make progress. I cannot predict how quickly we can progress the matter.
prosper	Flourish physically; grow strong and healthy. The state hopes to prosper from free trade with the United States.
sprout	Put forth and grow sprouts or shoots. Plush new hotels are sprouting up everywhere.
succeed	Attain fame, wealth, or social status. The enterprise succeeded.
thrive	Make steady progress; be at the high point in one’s career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance. Education groups thrive on organization.

Usage Examples of "Bloom" as a verb

• Colour bloomed in her cheeks.
• The children had bloomed in the soft Devonshire air.
• The cherry tree bloomed.
• A chalk pit where cowslips bloomed.

Associations of "Bloom" (30 Words)

anther	The part of the stamen that contains pollen; usually borne on a stalk.
aster	Star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis.
azalea	A deciduous flowering shrub with clusters of brightly coloured, sometimes fragrant flowers. Azaleas are typically smaller than other rhododendrons and there are numerous cultivars.
blossom	The period of greatest prosperity or productivity. Their friendship blossomed into romance.
burgeon	Grow and flourish. The burgeoning population.
conservatory	A greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner. Keep plant cuttings in a frost free conservatory or greenhouse.
coronal	A coronal consonant. Coronal holes are a source of geomagnetic activity.
daffodil	Any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown.
daisy	Used in names of other plants of the daisy family e g Michaelmas daisy Shasta daisy.
efflorescence	The time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms. Efflorescence stains on the walls.
efflorescent	Bursting into flower.
florist	A person who sells and arranges cut flowers. The florist made up an attractive bouquet.
flourish	Be working or at the height of one’s career during a specified period. She entered with a great flourish.
flower	Produce or yield flowers. She flowered into as striking a beauty as her mother.
flowering	The attainment of an optimum stage of development. The clematis can be grown to coincide with the flowering of the roses.
herbaceous	Denoting or relating to herbs (in the botanical sense).
lily	Used in names of other plants with flowers or leaves similar to those of the lily e g arum lily.
lotus	White Egyptian lotus water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa held sacred by the Egyptians. A myth of creation states that Buddha was born of a thousand petalled gold lotus.
narcissus	A bulbous Eurasian plant of a genus that includes the daffodil, especially (in gardening) one with flowers that have white or pale outer petals and a shallow orange or yellow cup in the centre.
nosegay	An arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present. A nosegay worn at the waist or bodice.
pedicel	A small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle.
petal	Part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored.
pollen	A fine powdery substance typically yellow consisting of microscopic grains discharged from the male part of a flower or from a male cone Each grain contains a male gamete that can fertilize the female ovule to which pollen is transported by the wind insects or other animals.
pollinator	An insect that carries pollen from one flower to another. Bees are effective pollinators of fruit and vegetables.
precocity	Intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules.
prosper	Make successful. God has wonderfully prospered this nation.
spring	Spring back spring away from an impact. Madness and creativity could spring from the same source.
thrive	Prosper; flourish. The new baby thrived.
tulip	Any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower.
wreath	A carved representation of a wreath. A laurel wreath.