burgeons

Grows with vigor

Burgeons is the third-person singular of burgeon, meaning to grow or flourish rapidly.

The word often describes vigorous development: Her reputation burgeons with each new exhibition.

Originally referring to buds sprouting, it now applies broadly to anything expanding or thriving: The tech sector burgeons despite economic uncertainty.

prosperity

prosper

Succeed and flourish

wealth · affluence · abundance · fruitful · productive · fertile · lucrative · golden · rewarding · gainful

growth

flourish

To grow vigorously

expand · swell · develop · mature · ripen · escalate · mushroom · snowball · accelerate · intensify

botanical

sprout

New plant emergence

  • budUnopened plant growth
  • blossomFlower on fruit tree
  • bloomFlower or flourishing state

germinate · shoot · flower · unfurl · leaf · pollinate · petal · stamen · pistil · nectar

Opposites
growth and flourishing

burgeonswithers

Shrinks from dryness

declines · dwindles · shrinks · wilts · fades

emergence and development

burgeonsdies

Stops being alive

perishes · expires · dies back · dies off · collapses

Family

burgeon, burgeoning, burgeoned

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G