Thesaurus
onrush
onrush
noun
Definition of ONRUSH
forward movement in time or place <a sudden onrush of development in an area that was rural until very recently>
Synonyms advancement, furtherance, going, headway, march, onrush, passage, process, procession, progress, progression
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
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up onrush? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).