Synonyms for erupt
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Burst — to burst forth; to break out
come out, burst, burst out, break out, flare, break, break open, break through, crash out, push through, irrupt, recrudesce
2. Ignite
3. Belch
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To burst forth; to break out.
The third molar tooth erupts late in most people, and sometimes does not appear at all.
- v. 2
To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).
The volcano erupted, spewing lava across a wide area.
- v. 3
To spontaneously release pressure or tension.
The crowd erupted in anger.
Forms
- Past participle
- erupted
e.g. erupted → flared, breaked, irrupted, recrudesced…
Example sentences
- burst When she saw her test score, she burst into tears.
- flare You must be careful not to make his anger flare up.
- ignite What you wish to ignite in another must burn inside you.
By length
- 4 letters
- hurl1
- 5 letters
- break1, burst1, flare1, belch1
- 6 letters
- ignite2, irrupt
- 7 letters
- combust2
- 10 letters
- recrudesce
- 11 letters
- conflagrate, extravasate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ignite2 = 2 syllables).