budded
Started to sprout
Budded is the past tense of bud, meaning to produce buds or begin to grow.
Plants bud in spring when new shoots emerge.
Figuratively, something budding is in early development: a budding romance, a budding artist.
To nip something in the bud is to stop it before it develops further.
Started to grow
- germinatedBegan to grow
- shootDischarge or capture
- seedlingRecently sprouted young plant
- blossomFlower on fruit tree
bloom · grafting · propagation · cutting · rooting · calyx · stamen · pistil
Started to grow
- emergedCame into view
- unfoldedOpened from folds
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- growthIncrease in size
blossomed · developed · maturation · progressed · evolved · ripened · proliferated · flourished
Starting to develop
- nascentBeginning to develop
- embryonicAt earliest developmental stage
- fledglingInexperienced newcomer
- germinalRelating to earliest development
inchoate · early · beginning · dawning · emerging · infant · young · immature
Return to consciousness
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- revivalReturn after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
regrowth · restoration · reawakening · renewed · vitality · reinvigoration · reemergence · renaissance
Present but inactive
- dormantInactive but capable
- promiseCommitment to act
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- untappedNot yet utilized
unrealized · hidden · inherent · capability · possibility · emerging · awaiting · ready
sprouted
Started to grow
- germinatedBegan to grow
- shootDischarge or capture
- seedlingRecently sprouted young plant
blossom · bloom · grafting · propagation · cutting · rooting · calyx · stamen · pistil · sepals
sprouted
Started to grow
- emergedCame into view
- unfoldedOpened from folds
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
growth · blossomed · developed · maturation · progressed · evolved · ripened · proliferated · flourished · swelled
incipient
Starting to develop
germinal · inchoate · early · beginning · dawning · emerging · infant · young · immature · initial
awakening
Return to consciousness
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- revivalReturn after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
rebirth · regrowth · restoration · reawakening · renewed · vitality · reinvigoration · reemergence · renaissance · recovery
latent
Present but inactive
untapped · unrealized · hidden · inherent · capability · possibility · emerging · awaiting · ready · poised
- fuck buddiesNon-romantic sexual partners
- buddy systemMutual monitoring arrangement
- buddy listSaved messaging contacts
- study buddyAcademic collaboration companion
- fuck buddyCasual sexual companion
- buddy upForm a pair