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-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

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1. mushroomnoun

   Synonyms:
   cryptogamous plant

2. mushroomnoun

   Synonyms:
   upstart, PARVENU

3. mushroomadjective

   Synonyms:
   ephemeral, short-lived

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1. mushroomadjective

   Synonyms:
   ephemeral, transitory

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1. List of paraphrases for "mushroom":

   fungus, fungi, mushrooms, fungal

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How to use mushroom in a sentence?

1. Olga Katic:

   If you get some mushrooms from the store and expose their gills — the feathery ribs on the underside of the mushroom cap — to sunlight, their vitamin D content shoots up, there are so many interesting compounds in them.

2. Lori Harrison:

   The push by consumers to eat healthier by pivoting to plant-based foods is a big part of mushroom's popularity.

3. Setsuko Thurlow:

   People at a distance saw the mushroom cloud and heard a thunderous roar. But I did not see the cloud because I was in it.

4. Aaron Cassell:

   Typically you dont see a mushroom cloud in the desert.

5. Fiona Carter:

   We turned around to see a mushroom cloud coming from Stromboli. Everyone was in shock. Then red hot lava started running down the mountain towards the little village of Ginostra, the cloud got bigger, white and gray. It enveloped Ginostra and now the cloud has covered Stromboli entirely. Several boats set off for Stromboli.