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Synonyms for flare-up

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

break open burst out flare out erupt irrupt

All synonyms

Verb

erupt, flare out, fire up, flame up, break open, burst out, irrupt

Noun

1. Outburst

outburst, burst

Other

flare, fume, torch

Antonyms

burn-out, flameout

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To burn brightly again.

    The fire flared up after we added more wood to it.

  2. n. 1

    A sudden outbreak, outburst or eruption (originally of flame, but now used more generally of any violent activity or emotion).

Related words

Is a kind of
exacerbation
Other spellings
flare up flareup

Forms

Plural
flare-ups → outbursts, bursts, flares, fumes…

Example sentences

  • erupt I feel like a volcano ready to erupt at any moment.

By length

4 letters
fume1
5 letters
burst1, torch1, flare1, erupt2
6 letters
irrupt
8 letters
outburst2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (erupt2 = 2 syllables).