Synonyms of flowers

flowers 1 of 2

noun

plural of flower

1

as in blooms

the usually showy plant part that produces seeds

flowers are always a thoughtful gift

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blooms
• blossoms
• buds
• florets
• bouquets
• garlands
• flowerets
• posies
• wreaths
• nosegays
• arrangements
• corsages
• sprays
• boutonnieres
• leis

2

as in blossoms

a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement

the skiing season is usually in full flower by Christmas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blooms
• blossoms
• primes
• salad days
• springtimes
• florescences
• flushes
• revivals
• pinnacles
• floruits
• heydays
• autumns
• flowerings
• high noons
• efflorescences
• grandeurs
• Indian summers
• summits
• splendors
• zeniths
• glories
• meridians
• golden ages
• peaks
• silver ages
• recoveries
• apexes
• climaxes
• acmes
• comebacks
• belle epoques

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• declines
• decays
• bottoms
• downfalls
• nadirs

3

as in best

individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class

without exception, the flower of this year's graduating class will be going to prestigious colleges

Synonyms & Similar Words

• best
• aristocracies
• pinks
• tops
• creams
• elect
• royalties
• elites
• societies
• qualities
• choices
• upper crusts
• priesthoods
• Halls of Fame
• A-lists
• primes
• crème de la crème
• prides
• upper classes
• nobilities
• picks
• fat
• illuminati
• corps d'elite
• establishments
• gentries
• top drawers
• caviars
• who's whos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masses
• millions
• multitudes
• herds
• commoners
• mobs
• unwasheds
• rank and files
• hoi polloi

flowers

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of flower

as in leaves

to produce flowers

the plant will keep flowering if you water it and regularly cut off the dead blossoms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blooms
• blossoms
• leaves
• unfolds
• buds
• effloresces
• burgeons
• blows
• leafs
• opens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fades
• dies
• withers
• dries up
• drops
• shrivels
• wilts
• expires
• perishes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flowers

Noun

Marijuana is cultivated for high levels of THC in its flowers. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Its unfurling will reveal an image of the cosmos overlain with blooming flowers and splintered prisms emanating rainbows. — Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Researchers have seen bees choosing among flowers, ants comparing potential nest sites and mosquitoes selecting egg-laying sites all making worse decisions as the number of competing options increases. — Claire Therese Hemingway, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

After both sisters had abdicated planning the memorial, logistical matters—the casket and its transport, the readings, and, yes, the flowers—had fallen to the front desk volunteer of a church my grandmother no longer attended. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Against a backdrop of wilting flowers that left a subtle funk in the air, designer Glenn Martens once again put forth ideas that challenged conventions of beautiful clothing. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Miley spent a lot of this year reconciling her relationship with Hannah Montana and receiving her flowers as a generational music, TV and cultural icon. — Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026

The Van Halen lead vocalist rocked a matching tropical-print set with Hawaiian flowers on the top and bottom. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Think fewer flowers and more new prehistoric species named in your honor. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

This plant flowers year-round and, like all abutilon cultivars, is not water needy. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026