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

Need another word that means the same as “budding”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “budding” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Budding” are: promising, up-and-coming, rising, coming, in the making, aspiring, future, prospective, with potential

Budding as an Adjective

Definitions of "Budding" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “budding” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (of a body part) becoming larger as part of normal growth.
• (of a plant) having or developing buds.
• (of a person) beginning and showing signs of promise in a particular sphere.
• Beginning to develop.
• Beginning and showing promising signs of continuing.

Synonyms of "Budding" as an adjective (9 Words)

aspiring	Desiring or striving for recognition or advancement. An aspiring artist.
coming	Of the relatively near future. He was the coming man of French racing.
future	Effective in or looking toward the future. He was preparing for future employment opportunities.
in the making	Directed or bound inward.
promising	Likely to turn out well in the future. A promising young man.
prospective	Likely to happen at a future date. Prospective earnings.
rising	Newly come into prominence. A rising trend.
up-and-coming	Of the relatively near future.
with potential	Expected to become or be; in prospect.

Usage Examples of "Budding" as an adjective

• Budding young actors.
• A budding chrysanthemum.
• A budding genius.
• Her budding breasts.
• Their budding relationship.

Associations of "Budding" (30 Words)

beginning	The place where something begins, where it springs into being. They had reached the beginning of the wood.
betimes	In good time. He awoke betimes that morning.
childhood	The state or period of being a child. The idealized world of childhood.
commencement	The act of starting something. The date of commencement.
early	Early shifts. The early inhabitants of Europe.
embryonic	Relating to an embryo. The plan is still in its embryonic stages.
emergent	An emergent tree or other plant. Emergents tower above the top canopy.
emerging	Coming to maturity. Established and emerging artists.
first	The first element in a countable series. Her first baby.
freshly	In an impudent or impertinent manner. A freshly cleaned floor.
inchoate	Confused or incoherent. Inchoate proletarian protest.
inchoative	An inchoative verb. Inchoative stages.
nascent	(especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential. The nascent space industry.
natal	A port city in northeastern Brazil. He was living in the south many miles from his natal city.
native	Used in names of animals or plants resembling others familiar elsewhere e g native bee. A ceremonial native dance from Fiji.
new	Newly recently. Errors of someone new to the job.
newborn	A recently born child or animal. With newborn fears.
newly	Only just; recently. We have to make ourselves newly aware of each text.
novelty	Originality by virtue of being new and surprising. In 1914 air travel was still a novelty.
pacesetter	A leading instance in its field. These centres are the pacesetters for the nation.
premature	Occurring or done before the usual or proper time; too early. The child was three weeks premature.
primeval	Of the earliest time in history. Mile after mile of primeval forest.
recency	A time immediately before the present.
recently	In the recent past. I recently bought a CD player.
settler	A person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country. The early European settlers in America were often fleeing from religious persecution.
unfamiliar	Not known or well known. A name unfamiliar to most.
untimely	Too soon; in a premature manner. His untimely death in military action.
unused	Not in active use. Unused to spicy food she took a long mouthful of water.
urgency	An earnest and persistent quality; insistence. The urgency of his need.
young	Used to denote the younger of two people of the same name. A young hand at plowing.