INRUSH Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

inrush

noun

ˈin-ˌrəsh

Definition of inrush next

as in influx

a flowing or coming in a sudden inrush of air blew my hair back

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Recent Examples of inrush Georgia’s huge inrush of clean energy projects had already begun before 2022, when then-President Joe Biden signed his signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act. —

Glen Luke Flanagan, Fortune, 30 June 2025 But the inrush of air is so violent that the sound produced can be extremely loud. —

Helen Czerski, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2022 The Pakistanis’ worry is not just a new inrush of refugees, but the risk of the Taliban advances emboldening anti-Pakistan groups to mount cross-border attacks. —

Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2021

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influx

Noun

As restaurants in several FIFA World Cup host cities welcome an influx of international visitors this weekend, some operators are adding automatic gratuities to customers' checks, citing concerns that guests from countries without a strong tipping culture may unknowingly undercompensate workers.

— Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
High humidity due to an influx of tropical moisture combined with real temperatures in the upper 80s will create feels-like temperatures in the upper 90s.

— Scott Withers, CBS News, 13 June 2026