What is another word for erupt?
Synonyms for erupt
ɪˈrʌpterupt
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erupt, break outverb
start abruptly
"After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"
Synonyms:
come out, flare up, catch fire, ignite, break through, extravasate, belch, flare, break open, break, burst, break out, combust, irrupt, burst out, conflagrate, push through, recrudesce, take fire, break awayerupt, 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, flame, burst out, flame up, split, explode, conflagrate, push through, recrudesce, take fire, pop outerupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrateverb
start to burn or burst into flames
"Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
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lose one's temper, kindle, flare up, heat, have kittens, inflame, push through, break through, enkindle, wake, recrudesce, hit the roof, catch fire, have a fit, fire up, conflagrate, combust, flare, flip one's lid, flip one's wig, break, extravasate, break out, go ballistic, belch, burn, fly off the handle, irrupt, blow a fuse, hit the ceiling, break open, blow up, ignite, take fire, throw a fit, stir up, burst out, burst, come out, blow one's stack, lighterupt, come out, break through, push throughverb
break out
"The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"
Synonyms:
start, flare up, bulge out, place, step up, come through, burst, protrude, push through, break through, out, go forth, come on, come out of the closet, bulge, recrudesce, surface, come in, step forward, fall out, combust, flare, step to the fore, come forward, pop out, break, extravasate, break out, egress, bug out, belch, ignite, crack, irrupt, break open, turn out, emerge, conflagrate, take fire, turn up, pop, issue, burst out, appear, come to the fore, come out, catch fire, come forth, show uperupt, belch, extravasateverb
become active and spew forth lava and rocks
"Vesuvius erupts once in a while"
Synonyms:
come out, flare up, catch fire, bubble, ignite, break through, extravasate, belch, flare, break open, break, burst, break out, eruct, combust, irrupt, burp, burst out, conflagrate, push through, recrudesce, take firebreak, burst, eruptverb
force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
"break into tears"; "erupt in anger"
Synonyms:
crack, break away, give way, soften, flare up, reveal, develop, unwrap, conk out, extravasate, dampen, collapse, die, transgress, founder, weaken, discover, snap off, stop, go, demote, catch fire, break out, separate, split, give away, damp, smash, interrupt, offend, get out, fracture, relegate, bring out, violate, divulge, pause, let on, get around, come out, wear out, cave in, burst out, break-dance, break open, break up, check, give out, break in, give, split up, break through, better, burst, go bad, ignite, bristle, conflagrate, breach, break off, disclose, bust, take fire, recrudesce, break dance, belch, go against, explode, abound, break down, flare, fall in, bump, let out, ruin, fall apart, kick downstairs, irrupt, part, infract, fail, come apart, bankrupt, expose, break, discontinue, intermit, combust, push through, weareruptverb
appear on the skin
"A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"
Synonyms:
come out, flare up, catch fire, ignite, break through, extravasate, belch, flare, break open, break, burst, break out, combust, irrupt, burst out, conflagrate, push through, recrudesce, take fireerupt, recrudesce, break outverb
become raw or open
"He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"
Synonyms:
come out, flare up, catch fire, ignite, break through, extravasate, belch, develop, flare, break open, break, burst, break out, combust, irrupt, burst out, conflagrate, push through, recrudesce, take fire, break away
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#60 | out | |
#123 | go | |
#207 | part | |
#272 | check | |
#316 | place | |
#474 | start | |
#495 | better | |
#555 | give | |
#604 | issue | |
#613 | light | |
#1038 | stop | |
#1482 | develop | |
#1523 | pop | |
#1618 | break | |
#1653 | surface | |
#1763 | die | |
#1908 | appear | |
#2027 | heat | |
#2228 | separate | |
#2636 | fail | |
#2664 | wear | |
#2995 | discover | |
#3684 | split | |
#4224 | crack | |
#4774 | wake | |
#4915 | burn | |
#5672 | founder | |
#6808 | bubble | |
#6971 | flame | |
#7052 | collapse | |
#7124 | reveal | |
#9001 | breach | |
#9419 | disclose | |
#9876 | burst | |
#9954 | unwrap | |
#10588 | bump | |
#10611 | pause | |
#10713 | bust | |
#11159 | emerge | |
#11623 | interrupt | |
#12366 | expose | |
#12746 | violate | |
#13346 | smash | |
#14164 | ruin | |
#14595 | fracture | |
#16632 | flare | |
#18201 | explode | |
#18220 | damp | |
#20804 | abound | |
#21898 | bankrupt | |
#22808 | discontinue | |
#23039 | offend | |
#25411 | weaken | |
#27242 | ignite | |
#28274 | bulge | |
#30385 | soften | |
#30625 | egress | |
#32883 | erupted | |
#41687 | burp | |
#42688 | divulge | |
#44726 | bristle | |
#51445 | dampen | |
#53129 | erupt | |
#54407 | erupts | |
#58820 | intrude | |
#71611 | kindle | |
#84682 | protrude | |
#88126 | inflame | |
#91899 | belch | |
#98708 | transgress | |
#108826 | demote | |
#109510 | relegate | |
#119460 | combust | |
#318728 | intermit |
How to use erupt in a sentence?
It's a place for kids to come and erupt like a volcano, it's a safe way to release their angry feelings... and it makes it easier for kids to talk and express themselves.
The president believes it shouldn’t evolve into conflict, there’s no reason for the bilateral relationship – the most consequential bilateral relationship in the world – to erupt into some kind of conflict. We do believe, and the president has made clear, that we are in a competition with China, a competition that he believes the United States is well poised to win.
The only thing we are waiting on is getting some of the victims in well-enough health to where they can shed some light on what caused the incident to erupt.
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley:
In the face of overwhelming video evidence that something had gone terribly wrong, South Carolina did not erupt in riots or violence.
Volume and temperature go hand in hand. Large volume comes from hot magma. It is more likely to erupt if it is hot.
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