onrush

on·rush

noun \-ˌrəsh\

Definition of ONRUSH

1

: a rushing forward or onward

2

: onset

— on·rush·ing \-ˌrə-shiŋ\ adjective

Examples of ONRUSH

1. <a sudden onrush of development in an area that was rural until very recently>

First Known Use of ONRUSH

1841

Related to ONRUSH

Synonyms: advancement, furtherance, going, headway, march, advance, passage, process, procession, progress, progression

Antonyms: recess, recession, regress, regression, retreat, retrogression

Related Words: current, drift, flow, flux, stream, way; advent, approach, arrival, coming, nearing; bound, jump, leap, step, stride; impetus, momentum

Near Antonyms: backwash, ebb, reflux; retraction, return, reversal, reverse; about-face, turnabout, turnaround

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Rhymes with ONRUSH

airbrush, broad-brush, bull rush, bulrush, bum-rush, four-flush, gold rush, hairbrush, hush-hush, inrush, nailbrush, paintbrush, sagebrush, scrub brush, song thrush, straight flush, toothbrush, uprush, wood thrush