booming

Loudly resonant, flourishing

Booming describes deep, resonant, loud sounds—thunder, cannons, a booming voice.

The word extends to rapid, vigorous growth: a booming economy, booming sales, a booming population.

A boom town grows explosively, usually around a resource discovery.

Business is booming.

The two senses connect through the idea of forceful expansion.

loud

thunderous

Extremely loud, resounding

echoing · rumbling · roaring · blaring · sonorous · bass · deep · powerful · resounding · thundering

voice

deep

Far from surface

bellowing · stentorian · baritone · bass · projecting · thundering · sonorous · authoritative · rich · full

thriving

flourishing

Prospering vigorously

dynamic · surging · burgeoning · expanding · successful · profitable · growing · robust · healthy · strong

economic

growth

Increase in size

stocks · trade · industry · commerce · revenue · profits · employment · entrepreneurship · wealth · GDP

Categories
Opposites
economic prosperity

boomingdeclining

Decreasing in strength

failing · struggling · collapsing · depressed · dying

sound volume/intensity

boomingquiet

Lacking in sound

silent · soft · muted · hushed · muffled

vocal quality

boomingsoft

Yielding to touch

quiet · thin · whispering · soft-spoken · weak

Family

boom, boomerang, booms, boomed, boomer, boomtown, boombox, boomy, boomers

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G