Synonyms for outburst
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A sudden, often violent expression of emotion
- n. 2
An intense period of activity.
The man greeted us with an outburst of invective.
Forms
- Plural
- outbursts → flare-ups, explosions, bursts, eruptions…
Example sentences
- explosion The reporter covered the gas explosion in Shibuya.
- burst When she saw her test score, she burst into tears.
- eruption Dust leaves the landscape grey after the eruption.
- pandemonium It was pandemonium at the stadium after the game.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| outburst | rising | |
| explosion | steady | |
| burst | rising | |
| eruption | steady | |
| pandemonium | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- fit1
- 4 letters
- gust1, gush1
- 5 letters
- blast1, burst1, blaze1, spate1
- 6 letters
- access2, blowup2
- 7 letters
- blowout2
- 8 letters
- outbreak2, eruption3, upheaval3, effusion, paroxysm
- 9 letters
- explosion3, discharge2
- 10 letters
- ebullition
- 11 letters
- pandemonium5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (access2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- éclatement
- Italiano
- scoppio
- Español
- estallido