Synonyms for Mushroom
ˈmʌʃ rum, -rʊmmush·room

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1. mushroomnoun

   common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)

   Synonyms:
   mushroom-shaped cloud, mushroom cloud

   Antonyms:
   toadstool

2. mushroomnoun

   mushrooms and related fleshy fungi (including toadstools, puffballs, morels, coral fungi, etc.)

   Synonyms:
   mushroom-shaped cloud, mushroom cloud

   Antonyms:
   toadstool

3. mushroomnoun

   any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium

   Synonyms:
   mushroom-shaped cloud, mushroom cloud

   Antonyms:
   toadstool

4. mushroom, mushroom cloud, mushroom-shaped cloudnoun

   a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb)

   Synonyms:
   mushroom, mushroom-shaped cloud, mushroom cloud

   Antonyms:
   toadstool

5. mushroomverb

   fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi

   Synonyms:
   mushroom-shaped cloud, mushroom cloud

   Antonyms:
   toadstool

6. mushroomverb

   pick or gather mushrooms

   "We went mushrooming in the Fall"

   Antonyms:
   toadstool

7. mushroomverb

   grow and spread fast

   "The problem mushroomed"

   Antonyms:
   toadstool

Matched Categories

1. • Agaric
   • Basidiomycete
   • Cloud
   • Grow
   • Pick

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mushroomnoun

   Synonyms:
   cryptogamous plant

2. mushroomnoun

   Synonyms:
   upstart, PARVENU

3. mushroomadjective

   Synonyms:
   ephemeral, short-lived

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mushroomadjective

   Synonyms:
   ephemeral, transitory

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "mushroom":

   fungus, fungi, mushrooms, fungal

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1. Andrea Eliscu:

   This has grown like a mushroom in Orlando, you get people to give up of themselves for the purpose of trying to be a teammate.

2. Aaron Cassell:

   I just saw a black mushroom cloud go up, typically you dont see a mushroom cloud in the desert.

3. Bruno David:

   We know for sure it is not a plant but we don't really if it's an animal or a fungus, it behaves very surprisingly for something that looks like a mushroom (...) it has the behavior of an animal, it is able to learn.

4. Jeremy Corbyn:

   It's been fascinating - and exhilarating - watching this movement mushroom over the last few weeks, this campaign is about spreading a message of hope and change based on the central choice - five years or more of continued austerity, or a plan for investment and growth that stands up for the majority.

5. Duane Stanford:

   Consumers see slim cans as more sophisticated, which makes them feel more sophisticated, for people who spend $3 for a mushroom elixir, they want the package to signal trendy too.