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Another word for burgeoning

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• adjective (Context 1)

Growing, expanding, or developing rapidly; flourishing.

Usage Example

"The city has struggled to upgrade its public transit system to keep pace with a booming population."

Strongest
booming
thriving
flourishing
expanding
Strong
mushrooming
ballooning
sprouting
budding
prospering

Opposites of burgeoning

The opposite of burgeoning shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

dwindling
shrinking
declining
waning
contracting
stagnant
withering
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• Nearby Words

bureaucratically
burg
burgeon
burgeoning
burger
burgess
burgher

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Burgeoning. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/burgeoning
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