ERUPT Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

erupt

verb

i-ˈrəpt

Definition of erupt

as in to eject

to violently throw out or off (something from within) the volcano erupted clouds of poisonous gas and tons of hot ash

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as in to explode

to develop suddenly and violently a fire erupted, and flames soon engulfed the room

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Recent Examples of erupt Defense attorneys argued that an armed Payton and Martin fired their weapons in self-defense after the spontaneous shooting erupted in the area. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 The Zulu monarchs practice polygamy, and the current King has three wives -- with a scandal erupted earlier this month over one of them. — Kate Bartlett, NPR, 24 July 2026 The film is set against Serbia’s largest student protests in decades, among the largest in Europe, which erupted after the collapse of a railway station canopy in Novi Sad killed 16 people. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 July 2026 Thousands of supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) continued to protest in the capital of New Delhi on Wednesday even after demonstrations earlier in the week erupted into violent clashes with the police that left dozens of people injured. — Connor Greene, Time, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for erupt

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Collins acknowledged being quite upset at the KSU fan (in a crowd of 2,452) who was ejected by security.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
All five passengers were ejected from the car and were pronounced dead at the scene.

— Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of eject

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After coming into power, the Malian military junta expelled French forces from the country in 2022, citing protection of national sovereignty and a worsening security crisis.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
In his brutal eight-year reign, Amin was estimated by exiles and human rights groups to have caused the deaths of at least 300,000 people and expelled the country’s Asian population.

— Andrew Fifield, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of expel

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Starship is designed to launch 60 Starlink V3 satellites at a time, spitting them out through a slit-like payload bay door like a giant PEZ candy dispenser.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 25 July 2026
It did however get punched in the mouth, and spat bloody Chiclets out all over the document it was forced to sign last month, pausing the war on terms favorable to Iran.

— Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

Definition of spit

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Powder emitted from an airbag deployment in Hampton’s car could have been an irritant to Hampton’s eyes, Brissette suggested.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
Ease on the power (there are five levels of assist), and the ride improves as the pedals combine with the rear hub, which is nearly silent at lower settings and emits only a slight whir at full power.

— William Roberson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of emit

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Their whiskey was disgorged before being entered into secondary, new American oak barrels that received light char and medium toast.

— David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Musk amended that proposal in a second filing this month, saying instead that any funds disgorged from OpenAI and its executives should go to OpenAI’s charitable arm.

— David Ingram, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026

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