budding

ADJECTIVE

developing, flowering

Synonyms

STRONGEST

burgeoning fledgling growing incipient nascent promising

STRONG

beginning blossoming germinal germinating maturing opening potential pullulating sprouting vegetating young

WEAK

bursting forth embryonic fresh pubescent shooting up

Antonyms

WEAK

dying shrinking withering

Example Sentences

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In its place was a budding love for the search for truth and beauty that math was offering, and a sense of purpose and meaning that he had not felt before.

From Slate • May 2, 2026

Part audiophile, part pop-culture aficionado, the budding DJ is the life of the party, even away from the function.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

But it was but one slop stop in his budding career.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

He was part of a band in middle school that performed songs he wrote, while a budding songwriting career began in his university years.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Rumors of the budding romance spread quickly through the ship.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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