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

Need another word that means the same as “burgeon”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “burgeon” in this overview.

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Burgeon as a Verb
Definitions of "Burgeon" as a verb
Synonyms of "Burgeon" as a verb (19 Words)
Usage Examples of "Burgeon" as a verb
Associations of "Burgeon" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Burgeon” are: grow rapidly, increase exponentially, increase rapidly, expand, spring up, shoot up, swell, explode, boom, mushroom, proliferate, snowball, multiply, become more numerous, escalate, rocket, skyrocket, run riot, put on a spurt

Burgeon as a Verb

Definitions of "Burgeon" as a verb

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

Put forth young shoots; bud.
Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.
Grow and flourish.

Synonyms of "Burgeon" as a verb (19 Words)

become more numerous	Enter or assume a certain state or condition.
boom	Be the case that thunder is being heard. Stop right there boomed the Headmaster.
escalate	Increase in extent or intensity. The Allies escalated the bombing.
expand	Expand the influence of. His business expanded rapidly.
explode	Undergo a violent expansion in which much energy is released as a shock wave. He exploded with rage.
grow rapidly	Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes.
increase exponentially	Become bigger or greater in amount.
increase rapidly	Become bigger or greater in amount.
multiply	Propagate (plants. Multiply 10 by 15.
mushroom	Pick or gather mushrooms. These are high performance bullets which mushroom* upon impact.*
proliferate	Cause (cells, tissue, structures, etc.) to reproduce rapidly. We must not proliferate* nuclear arms.*
put on a spurt	Formulate in a particular style or language.
rocket	Propel with a rocket. She showed the kind of form that rocketed her to the semi finals last year.
run riot	Direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
shoot up	Run or move very quickly or hastily.
skyrocket	Shoot up abruptly, like a rocket. Prices skyrocketed.
snowball	Throw snowballs at. I made sure the other kids stopped snowballing Celia.
spring up	Develop into a distinctive entity.
swell	Come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things. The bellies of the starving children are swelling.

Usage Examples of "Burgeon" as a verb

The burgeoning administration.
The city's suburbs have burgeoned, sprawling out from the centre.
The burgeoning population.

Associations of "Burgeon" (30 Words)

abound	Be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities. This area abounds with caravan sites.
affluence	Abundant wealth. A sign of our growing affluence.
affluent	An affluent person a person who is financially well off. An affluent* banker.*
bloom	The state or period of greatest beauty, freshness, or vigour. The bloom* on a plum.*
blossom	The period of greatest prosperity or productivity. Fruit trees in blossom.
bonanza	An especially rich vein of precious ore. The festive feature film bonanza.
bonus	An extra and unexpected advantage. Good weather is an added bonus* but the real appeal is the landscape.*
boom	Hit hard. The deep boom* of the bass drum.*
booming	Used of the voice. The booming* economy of the 1920s.*
daisy	Used in names of other plants of the daisy family e g Michaelmas daisy Shasta daisy.
ding	Go ding dong like a bell. Cash registers were dinging softly.
efflorescence	The formation of a powdery deposit on the surface of brickwork, rock, or other material as a result of loss of moisture on exposure to air. Cover the brickwork to minimize efflorescence.
fanfare	Media attention or elaborate ceremony. A specially composed fanfare* announced the arrival of the Duchess.*
flourish	Be working or at the height of one’s career during a specified period. Wild plants flourish* on the banks of the lake.*
flourishing	Developing rapidly and successfully; thriving. Flourishing businesses.
grow	Cultivate by growing often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques. Morels grow* in a variety of places.*
growth	A process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important. Some additives slow down the growth* of microorganisms.*
inflation	The act of filling something with air. The inflation* of a balloon.*
metropolis	The capital or chief city of a country or region. By the late eighteenth century Edo had grown to a metropolis* with a population of nearly one million.*
opulence	Great wealth or luxuriousness. Rooms of spectacular opulence.
palmy	Covered with palms. The palmy* days of the 1970s.*
prosper	Make successful. The state hopes to prosper* from free trade with the United States.*
prosperous	Marked by peace and prosperity. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous* New Year.*
rich	Marked by richness and fullness of flavor. Many fond hopes are pinned on rich* uncles.*
successful	Having achieved fame, wealth, or social status. A successful* attack on the town.*
teem	Be teeming be abuzz. Every garden is teeming with wildlife.
thrive	Make steady progress; be at the high point in one’s career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance. The new baby thrived.
thriving	Very lively and profitable. Did a thriving* business in orchids.*
well-to-do	Travel or traverse (a distance.
windfall	A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money. Members are to get an average 520 cash windfall* for voting yes to the merger.*