Blooming — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

adjective or adverb adjective noun verb /ˈblü-mən/ bloom·ing

Meaning & Definition of Blooming

Blooming (adjective or adverb)

  1. having blooms unfolding, flowering
  2. thriving in health, beauty, and vigor, exhibiting the freshness and beauties of youth or health
  3. —used as a generalized intensive

Blooming (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. having a healthy reddish skin tone

    "the blooming faces of children at play in the great outdoors"

    similar: florid, flush, full-blooded, glowing, red, rosy, rubicund, ruddy, sanguine
    related: bronzed, brown, suntanned, tanned, bloomy, blowsy, blushing, flushed, pink, pinkish, warm, cherubic
    opposite: ashen, ashy, doughy, livid, lurid, mealy, pale, paled, palish, pallid, pasty, peaked, peaky, sallow, sallowish, wan
    near: waxen, waxy, blanched, white, whitened, anemic, sick, sickly, bloodless, cadaverous, whey-faced, white-faced

  2. having no exceptions or restrictions

    "thought that the royals were blooming idiots for making such indiscreet statements"

    similar: absolute, all-out, arrant, blank, bodacious (Southern & Midland), categorical, clean, complete, consummate, crashing, damn, damned, dead, deadly, definite, downright, dreadful, fair, flat, flat-out, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plumb, profound, pure, rank, regular, sheer, simple, stark, stone, straight-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unadulterated, unalloyed, unconditional, unmitigated, unqualified, utter, very
    related: authentic, classic, genuine, real, veritable, constant, endless, eternal, perpetual, undying, unremitting, extreme, unrestricted, confirmed, habitual, hopeless, inveterate, extraordinary, frightful, horrible, huge, main, superlative, supreme, surpassing, terrible, terrific
    near: doubtful, dubious, equivocal, qualified, questionable, restricted, uncertain

Blooming (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. as in flowering, blossoming

    similar: blossoming, efflorescence, flowering, autumn, Indian summer, acme, apex, climax, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith, bloom, blossom, florescence, floruit, flower, flush, heyday, high noon, prime, salad days, springtime, glory, grandeur, splendor, belle epoque, golden age, silver age, comeback, recovery, revival
    opposite: decay, decline, downfall, bottom, nadir, shriveling, wilting, withering

Blooming (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to produce flowers

    "forsythias only bloom at the beginning of spring"

    similar: blossoming, blowing, burgeoning, efflorescing, flowering, unfolding
    related: leafing, leaving, budding, opening
    near: drying up, fading, shriveling, wilting, withering, dropping, dying, expiring, perishing

  2. to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)

    "she arrived at the house, blooming from her vigorous walk"

    similar: blushing, coloring, crimsoning, flushing, glowing, reddening, turning color
    related: incarnadining, rouging, ruddling, abashing, chagrining, discomfiting, disconcerting, embarrassing, fazing, humiliating, mortifying

Related Entry: Bloom (verb)

Bloom is a different word from Blooming. The synonyms below are for bloom, not for blooming.

  1. to produce flowers

    "forsythias only bloom at the beginning of spring"

    similar: blossom, blow, burgeon, effloresce, flower, unfold
    related: leaf, leave, bud, open
    near: dry up, fade, shrivel, wilt, wither, die, drop, expire, perish

  2. to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)

    "she arrived at the house, blooming from her vigorous walk"

    similar: blush, color, crimson, flush, glow, redden, turn color
    related: incarnadine, rouge, ruddle, abash, chagrin, discomfit, disconcert, embarrass, faze, humiliate, mortify

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Blooming

The most common words with a similar meaning to Blooming:

Southern & Midland: bodacious
florid, flush, full-blooded, glowing, red, rosy, rubicund, ruddy, sanguine, absolute, all-out, arrant, blank, categorical, clean, complete, consummate, crashing, damn, damned, dead, deadly, definite, downright, dreadful, fair, flat, flat-out, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plumb, profound, pure, rank, regular, sheer, simple, stark, stone

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Blooming

Words with the opposite meaning of Blooming:

ashen, ashy, doughy, livid, lurid, mealy, pale, paled, palish, pallid, pasty, peaked, peaky, sallow, sallowish, wan, decay, decline, downfall, bottom, nadir, shriveling, wilting, withering

Related Words for Blooming

bronzed, brown, suntanned, tanned, bloomy, blowsy, flushed, pink, pinkish, warm, cherubic, authentic, classic, genuine, real, veritable, constant, endless, eternal, perpetual, undying, unremitting, extreme, unrestricted, confirmed, habitual, hopeless, inveterate, extraordinary, frightful

Near Antonyms of Blooming

waxen, waxy, blanched, white, whitened, anemic, sick, sickly, bloodless, cadaverous, whey-faced, white-faced, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, qualified, questionable, restricted, uncertain, drying up, fading, dropping, dying, expiring, perishing

Origin & Etymology of Blooming

probably euphemism for bloody

First known use: 1592

Words & Phrases Containing Blooming

night-blooming cereus

Frequently Asked Questions about Blooming

What does "Blooming" mean?

"Blooming" means having blooms unfolding, flowering. As an an adjective or adverb, an adjective, a noun and a verb, it is defined as: having blooms unfolding, flowering. It has 5 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Blooming"?

Other words for "Blooming" include florid, flush, full-blooded, glowing, red, rosy, rubicund and ruddy. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Blooming" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Blooming"?

There are 147 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Blooming". Common alternatives include florid, flush, full-blooded, glowing, red, rosy, rubicund, ruddy, sanguine and absolute.

What is the opposite of "Blooming"?

Antonyms of "Blooming" include ashen, ashy, doughy, livid, lurid, mealy, pale and paled. Near antonyms include waxen, waxy, blanched and white.

How do you use "Blooming" in a sentence?

Examples of "Blooming" in a sentence: "the blooming faces of children at play in the great outdoors"; "thought that the royals were blooming idiots for making such indiscreet statements"; "forsythias only bloom at the beginning of spring".

Is "Blooming" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Blooming" can be used as an adjective or adverb, an adjective, a noun and a verb, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Blooming"?

"Blooming" is pronounced /ˈblü-mən/ and divided into syllables as bloom·ing.

What is the origin of the word "Blooming"?

"Blooming" comes from probably euphemism for bloody. First known use: 1592.