All bud antonyms
bud
B b noun bud
- disbud — to remove leaf buds or shoots from (a plant) to produce a certain shape or effect.
verb bud
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- lessen — to become less.
- wither — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
- halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- die — When people, animals, and plants die, they stop living.
- shrink — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.