SPROUT Synonyms: 124 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of sprout

as in kid

a young person who is between infancy and adulthood he earned the admiration of the neighborhood sprouts when he showed them how to make a slingshot

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as in limb

a branch of a main stem especially of a plant the raspberry bushes began sending out sprouts in early spring

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sprout

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verb

as in to germinate

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Recent Examples of sprout

Noun

To enhance blooming, side dress flowering bulbs with a balanced bulb fertilizer when their leaves sprout, but stop fertilizing when their flowers bud out. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 23 Aug. 2026 The taller blades will shade the soil and block any sunlight from reaching young nutgrass sprouts. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026

Verb

The seeds of civic renewal in the United States might sprout again when more Americans plant seeds with their neighbors. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2026 These trees can sprout vibrant pink, purple, or white flowers in the summer. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for sprout

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Noun

Davis, his wife and kids painted the picture of a family that had deep, meaningful connections to the heartbeat of this burgeoning southern metropolis in NASCAR country that, like so many cities, places its sports stars on a pedestal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
My kids loved Sakura, which takes a similarly hopscotching approach to Asia, mixing together Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, and Malaysian on its menu.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of kid

Noun

The axolotl, which comes from the shrinking wetlands of Mexico City, is known for its rare ability to regrow limbs and other body parts.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Here the picture gets both less clear and, like the gods’ and goddesses’ limbs and faces, more manifold.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of limb

Verb

Throughout these years, the seeds of extremism that would forcefully erupt on January 6, 2021, were germinating.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
If gravel tapers off at the edges of your garden, weeds will easily find their way into the soil below and germinate.

— Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of germinate

Noun

In total, the support is equal to almost 70,000 Singapore dollars ($55,000) by the time a child is 17.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, settled a lawsuit over the harms of social media to children brought by California and other states.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of child

Noun

On April 21, Hulu revealed that production on season five was picking up, confirming that Paul did not return to film confessional interviews, but only to participate in the opening title shoot.

— McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
In late July, the nonprofit FilmLA reported that feature film shoots were down 20% in the second quarter versus last year.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of shoot

Verb

Finite’s founder, Amy Gardner, has producing credits on the likes of And Then Come the Nightjars, La Bohème, Honeytrap, and My House, and worked on the stage productions of Nuclear Children and The Joy of Text.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Giske added that previous trips to Haugesund had produced partnerships the company had not originally anticipated.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of produce

Noun

DedCool 01 Taunt Eau de Parfum Taunt may be the sweetest fragrance on this list, but its sugary vanilla is undercut by a fresh, energizing burst of bergamot and dewy blackcurrant buds.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026
Make cuts at a 45-degree angle, just above an outward-facing bud.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of bud

Noun

His core economic platform focuses on reshaping Britain's growth model through regional devolution, skills system reforms, and regional re-industrialization.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
That approach has led him to bet on sectors from defense to life sciences, and trends like the growth of India’s middle class.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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