Synonyms for eruption

Most common

bang · explosion · bam · outburst · outbreak · volcano · efflorescence

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.

2. n. 2

   A sudden release of pressure or tension.

   There was an eruption of joy at the final whistle.

Related words

Phrases

bozo eruption

Forms

Plural

eruptions → explosions, outbursts, blasts, discharges…

Example sentences

• bang The castle is slap bang in the centre of the city.
• explosion The reporter covered the gas explosion in Shibuya.
• outburst She always has an emotional outburst when arguing.
• outbreak Do you want to provoke a new outbreak of violence?
• volcano The volcano erupted suddenly, killing many people.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

bam¹

4 letters

bang¹, rash¹, clap¹

5 letters

blast¹, sally²

6 letters

pimple²

7 letters

volcano³

8 letters

outbreak², outburst²

9 letters

explosion³, discharge²

10 letters

eructation

13 letters

extravasation, efflorescence

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sally² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

éruption

Italiano

eruzione

Español

erupción

Deutsch

Ausbruch