Antonyms for bouquet
boʊˈkeɪ, bu- for 1,2 ; buˈkeɪ or, occas., boʊ- for 3bou·quet

Matched Categories

1. • Flower Arrangement
   • Olfactory Property

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1. bouquet, corsage, posy, nosegaynoun

   an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

   Synonyms:
   corsage, fragrance, nosegay, fragrancy, redolence, sweetness, posy

2. bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, redolence, sweetnessnoun

   a pleasingly sweet olfactory property

   Synonyms:
   corsage, fragrance, sweet, aroma, nosegay, sugariness, fragrancy, redolence, pleasantness, scent, sweetness, perfume, posy

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1. bouquetnoun

   Synonyms:
   nosegay, boutonnière (buttonhole bouquet)

How to use bouquet in a sentence?

1. Photographer Blincoe:

   You could take a photo of a bouquet of flowers or you could spend five hours clipping the tops and arranging them by gradient, it's just a different way of looking at something that other people aren't willing to put in the time for.

2. Dolly Parton:

   We still have our little times, like in the springtime when the first daffodils come out, even there’s still some snow around it, my husband always brings me a bouquet. And he’ll usually write me a little poem. Which to me, that’s priceless. That’s like a date in itself.

3. P. J. O'Rourke:

   Government isn't a good way to solve problems ... [G]overnment is concerned mostly with self-perpetuation and is subject to fantastic ideas about its own capabilities. ... [G]overnment is wasteful of the nation's resources, immune to common sense and subject to pressure from every half-organized bouquet of assholes. ... [G]overnment is distrustful of and disrespectful toward average Americans while being easily gulled by Americans with money, influence or fame.

4. Detective Inspector Chris Thompson:

   The [ Hendrix's ] owners discovered a trail of blood leading from the passageway to their home and then noticed a CCTV camera nearby. This had been set up by a neighbor whose own cat had suffered a similar fate, having been stabbed and killed a year before, we examined the footage and discovered that it had captured Bouquet stooping to stroke the cat before taking something from his rucksack and making a sudden jerk towards it.

5. Dean Koontz, Shadow Fires ( early book):

   When life hands us a beautiful bouquet of flowers we stare at it in cautious expectation of a bee.

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