Blossom, bloom, flower, blow are comparable as verbs when meaning to become florescent and as nouns when meaning the period or state of florescence or (except for blow) meaning the florescent part itself.
Category: Synonyms
Bloody vs Sanguinary vs Sanguine vs Sanguineous vs Gory
Bloody, sanguinary, sanguine, sanguineous, gory are comparable when they mean affected by or involving the shedding of blood.
Blockade vs Siege
Blockade, siege are comparable when denoting an attempt of a belligerent force to break down the resistance of the enemy by preventing egress or ingress of men or entrance of supplies over a considerable period of time.
Blind vs Shade vs Shutter
Blind, shade, shutter mean a device that serves as a screen for a window.
Blind vs Sightless vs Purblind
Blind, sightless, purblind mean lacking or deficient in the power to see or to discriminate objects.
Blemish vs Defect vs Flaw
Blemish, defect, flaw all denote an imperfection.
Blaze vs Flame vs Flare vs Glare vs Glow
Blaze, flame, flare, glare, glow are comparable both as verbs meaning to burn or appear to burn brightly and as nouns denoting a brightly burning light or fire.
Blast vs Blight vs Nip
Blast, blight, nip mean as verbs, to ruin or to injure severely, suddenly, or surprisingly and as nouns, the effect of such ruin or injury.
Blasphemy vs Profanity vs Swearing vs Cursing
Blasphemy, profanity, swearing, cursing are comparable when meaning impious or irreverent speech.
Blameworthy vs Guilty vs Culpable
Blameworthy, guilty, culpable are comparable when they mean deserving reproach and punishment for a wrong, sinful, or criminal act, practice, or condition.
Blame vs Culpability vs Guilt vs Fault
Blame, culpability, guilt, fault are comparable when they mean responsibility for misdeed or delinquency.
Bitter vs Acrid
Bitter, acrid are applied to things with an unpleasant taste (also smell, in the case of acrid) that is neither sweet nor bland yet seldom distinctly sour or really sickening.