Synonyms for flush

Most common

blush · crimson · redden · drive out · drive · level · purge

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Antonyms

sober, impoverished, pallor

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To cause to take flight from concealment.

   The dogs flushed the deer from the woods.

2. v. 2

   To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.

   The damsel flushed at the scoundrel's suggestion.

3. n. 1

   A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.

4. n. 2

   A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.

Related words

Word family

flusher

Phrases

flush toilet four flush flush out flush left flush right hot flush royal flush royal straight flush

Forms

Plural

flushes → blooms, glows, primes, flowers…

Past participle

flushed
e.g. flushed → blushed, crimsoned, reddened, color'd…

Example sentences

• blush Shame makes one blush, fear makes one turn yellow.
• purge What's the first thing you'd do if The Purge was real?

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

even², heat¹, flat¹, kick¹, peak¹, rush¹, bang¹, boot¹, glow¹, gush¹

5 letters

level², drive¹, color², prime¹, plane¹, fever², bloom¹, blush¹, purge¹, scour², elate²

6 letters

charge¹, colour², flower², thrill¹, excite², heyday², sluice¹, redden², charre

7 letters

crimson², blossom², elevate³, animate³, redness²

8 letters

rosiness

10 letters

outpouring³, intoxicate⁴

13 letters

efflorescence

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (even² = 2 syllables).