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Synonyms for flare-up
flare-up
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Princeton's WordNet
outburst, burst, flare-upverb
a sudden intense happening
"an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning"
Synonyms:
outburst, fusillade, volley, fit, gush, tumultuous disturbance, blowup, explosion, effusion, salvo, ebullition, burstflare upverb
ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down
"the fire flared up and died down once again"
Synonyms:
irrupt, erupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst outerupt, irrupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst outverb
erupt or intensify suddenly
"Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
Synonyms:
come out, flare up, intrude, catch fire, ignite, blaze up, break through, extravasate, belch, burn up, flare out, flare, break open, break, burst, break out, combust, irrupt, erupt, flame, burst out, flame up, split, explode, conflagrate, push through, recrudesce, take fire, pop out
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "flare-up":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1618 | break | |
#1931 | fit | |
#3684 | split | |
#6971 | flame | |
#9053 | explosion | |
#9876 | burst | |
#13609 | outbreak | |
#16632 | flare | |
#18201 | explode | |
#27242 | ignite | |
#37393 | volley | |
#37664 | outburst | |
#39753 | gush | |
#41709 | salvo | |
#49371 | effusion | |
#53129 | erupt | |
#58820 | intrude | |
#91899 | belch | |
#105516 | blowup | |
#119460 | combust | |
#167016 | ebullition | |
#242529 | fusillade |
How to use flare-up in a sentence?
Jane Mayer’s piece details the many moving and uncontrolled parts of the torture debate, which has become chronic and will flare up again and again, the ‘distraction’ will not go away. I would avoid ever being drawn into commenting on any aspect.
The heightened surveillance means mechanisms were in place and that we were vigilant and prepared to deal with the flare-up, the population is now aware of the disease and listening to the guidance it receives from the authorities.
I want the people in Georgia to be safe, and I don't want this thing to flare up because you're deciding to do something that is not in the guidelines.
The crisis is being handled. ... Some areas that were very hard-hit are now doing very well. Some were doing very well, and we thought they may be gone and they flare up, and we're putting out the fires.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
Proper management has ensured that there will not be a mass conflagration in the name of religious war, including a flare-up in terms of missiles from Gaza and Lebanon.
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