Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sprout

2 senses of sprout

Sense 1
shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout -- (produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted")
       => grow -- (increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore")

Sense 2
sprout, stock -- (put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year")
       => grow, develop, produce, get, acquire -- (come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts")

Antonyms of adj sprouted

1 sense of sprouted

Sense 1
sprouted -- ((of growing vegetation) having just emerged from the ground; "the corn is sprouted")

INDIRECT (VIA up) -> down -- (being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today")

Similarity of adj sprouted

1 sense of sprouted

Sense 1
sprouted -- ((of growing vegetation) having just emerged from the ground; "the corn is sprouted")
       => up (vs. down) -- (being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up")