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Synonyms for gush

22 synonyms
1 antonym
3 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

flow pour out spout spurt flow out rave spout out sentimentalize

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Spurt — to flow forth suddenly, in great volume

spurt, flow, spout, pour out, pour, spew, stream, rush, spirt, issue

Other

flow out, spout out, jet, rave, sentimentalize, sentimentalise UK

Noun

1. Burst

burst, effusion, outburst, blowup, ebullition

2. Outpouring

outpouring, flush

Antonyms

All antonyms of gush →

Definitions

v. 1
To flow forth suddenly, in great volume.
Water gushed out of the broken pipe.
n. 1
A sudden rapid outflow.

Related words

Word family: gushy

Forms

Plural: gushes → bursts, effusions, outbursts, blowups…
Past participle: gushed
e.g. gushed → spurted, flown, spouted, poured…

Example sentences

flow Benedito watched the water flow through the canal.
spout You must align the faucet spout with the sink drain.
rave I was listening to a bit of rave on my way here.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
gush		rising
flow		falling
spout		steady
spurt		steady

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

By length

3 letters: jet¹
4 letters: flow¹, rush¹, pour¹, rave¹, spew¹
5 letters: issue², burst¹, flush¹, spout¹, spurt¹, spirt
6 letters: stream¹, blowup²
8 letters: outburst², effusion
10 letters: outpouring³, ebullition
14 letters: sentimentalize, sentimentalise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (issue² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: jaillir
Italiano: zampillare
Español: brotar
Deutsch: spritzen
Català: adollar