Flourish

/ˈflʌɹ.ɪʃ/

Synonyms for "flourish" (453 found)

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Closest matches (91)

Noun(17 words)

brandish fanfare adorn adornments blooming blooms blossomblossom patternblossoming blossoms boom booms burgeons curlicues curlicuing curlycue curlycues

abound acciaccatura adjunct adorn adornment advertise affect air amplify appoggiatura arabesque arrangement arrive asiaticism augment battenbe energeticbe somebodybe somethingbe vigorous

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bear fruitbeauties betoken blazonblazon forthbloom blossom blow bluster boast bonus boom brag brandish brandishing bravura breathe brew brilliancybring forthbring forwardbring into viewbring outbring to maturitybring to noticebud burgeonburst forthburst with energyburst with healthcadence cadenza colorcolor patternscoloratura colorscolors of rhetoriccome to fruitionconvolute curlicuecut a dashcut a figure

Verb(11 words)

aboundadorn the statuebedecked bloomed blossomed boom boomed brandish brandished brandishes coruscate

Adjective(1 words)

booming

Strong matches (136)

dangle daring dash decor decorate decoration demonstrate demonstration develop device disclose display division divulgedo welldramatics dramatizedraw the longboweclat elaborate

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elaborationelegant variationembellish embellishment emblazon emblazonment emblazonry embody embroider embroidery enactenjoy good healthenrich etalage euphuism evidence evince exhibit exhibition exhibitionism expandexpose to viewexpress extempore extraextra added attractionextra dashfalse frontfanfare fanfaronadefare wellfattenfeel finefeel goodfestoonfigurative languagefigurativeness figurefigure of speechfiligree filling fillipfine writingfioritura flair flap flash flaunt flaunting flight float floridity floridness flourishing flowerflower arrangementflowerinessflowers of speechflowery styleflutter fly frill fructify furbelowfurniture arrangementgarnish garnishment garniture gasconade gather gemmate germinate gesturing getget aheadgildgive signgive tokengleam glitter glow gogo great gunsgracegrace notegrowgrow fatgrow rankgrow uphandlehave energy

Noun(17 words)

decoratedecorative strokeelaborations embellish embellishing embellishment excel fandango flairsflower anatomyflower in springflower profuselyflowers frippery garnishes growgrowth period

Adjective(3 words)

decorative featureflowering plant growthflowering plants

Verb(5 words)

effloresce embellishes expandfly highgesticulate

Related words (226)

highlight histrionicshold uphot lickhypertrophy illuminate illumination image imagery impromptu improvisationin full swingincarnate incidentalincidental noteincrease indicate interpolation involvekeep fit

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lagniappe leafleaf outleave lick liveload with ornamentlong mordentlushness luxuriance luxuriate makemake a figuremake a show ofmake a splashmake clearmake goodmake outmake plainmanifest manifestationmanner of speakingmaterialize maturate mature mean mellow mordent multiply mushroomnever feel betternonliterality nonliteralness ornament ornamentation ostentation outgrow overcharge overdevelopoverflow with energyovergrow overlay overload overrun overtop padding pageant pageantry panache parade passage perform place pralltriller premium present procreate produce prosper puff pullulatepurple passagepurple patchesput forthput forth leavesput forwardput out budsreach its seasonreach maturityrepresent reproduce reveal riff riot ripe ripenroll outroot roulade run scoreset forthshake shaking sham shine shootshoot upshowshow forthshowinessshowing offshowing-offsingle mordentsomething extraspeak for buncombespectacle splash splurge sport spotlightspring upsproutsprout upstaginessstay in shapestay youngstrike rootstroke stuffing succeed superaddition swagger swing swishtake roottheatrics thrive token towertrick outtrim trimming tropetrot outtrumpettrumpet forthturnturn of expressiontwirl twist undulate undulation unfold upshoot upspear upspring upsprout vamp vapor varnish vaunt vegetate verve wag wavewave motionwaving waxway of speakingwear wellwield wigwagwindow dressingwrinkle

Noun(32 words)

lemon twistlushes mushrooming ornamentornamental curlparade paraphpen ornamentperform prance profiting prosper prospering prosperity sails scrollworkseasonal bloomedsmashes succeed swash

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swashes swashing swing thrive thrivingthriving nonagricultural ecosystemtucket twirls wave waxing wordsmith work

Verb(16 words)

luxuriated luxuriates prosper prospered prospers showboated swashed swishest thrive thrived thriven thrives throve triumphingtwirl on stagewave

Determiner(1 words)

more flowering

Adjective(2 words)

seasonal bloomingunforced bloom

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

36 entries

advance airchange statedecorationdecorative elementdesign elementdevelop displace display embellishment gesture grandiloquence grandiosity grow increase

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More specific

23 entries

adornartistic flourishingboom brandishcalligraphic flourishdecorateeconomic boomembellish excel expandfanfare gesturehandwritten flourishleadletter flourishornament outperform

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Collocations

11 entries

academic flourishingcalligraphic flourishcultural flourishingdecorative flourisheconomic flourishingfinancial flourishingornamental flourishpen flourishrapid flourishingsocietal flourishingstylized flourish

Inflections

3 entries

flourished flourishes flourishing

Derivations

3 entries

flourisher flourishing flourishment

Translations

5 translations across 3 languages.

Catalan

1 entries

ornament noun (architecture: decorative embellishment)

Finnish

1 entries

koriste noun (architecture: decorative embellishment)

German

3 entries

Dekoration noun (architecture: decorative embellishment)
Ornament noun (architecture: decorative embellishment)
Verzierung noun (architecture: decorative embellishment)

Sample sentences

33 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Legends of vampires flourish in the Balkans.

Source: tatoeba (19753)

For how long did the Maya culture flourish?

Source: tatoeba (32407)

When someone speaks with such rhetorical flourish, it starts to sound like they're lying.

Source: tatoeba (41472)

Virtue can only flourish amongst equals.

Source: tatoeba (413862)

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