ERUPTED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

erupted

verb

past tense of erupt

as in ejected

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 exploded

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

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Recent Examples of erupted The Sicilian volcano has erupted several times a year, and glassy peaks of over 3,000 meters (10,000 feet) have fascinated scientists for decades. — Refractor, 27 July 2026 The biggest such controversy erupted in April when the president shared a post depicting himself as Jesus Christ, amid a very public feud with Pope Leo XIV. — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Raman Kapoor, a tanker captain who had 10 days left on his tour when war erupted, watched helplessly in March as a nearby tanker exploded in flames after being hit by an unmanned craft. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 July 2026 Police said the gunfire erupted when at least two people began firing at one another on July 26 at the Bite of Seattle event, a three-day festival at the Seattle Center, an outdoor park home to the Space Needle. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 27 July 2026 The Rhodes Must Fall movement, which began at the University of Cape Town, erupted on university campuses around the world. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026 Chaos erupted after people heard gunshots, and attendees scrambled to flee the area to safety. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 July 2026 In turn, a fire erupted from the explosion as 21 firefighters and EMS personnel rushed to the scene. — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026 At least one person was killed, and six others were injured after gunfire erupted at a massive party in rural California Saturday night, sending hundreds of attendees scrambling for safety, authorities said. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

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If a player squares around to bunt, they’re ejected from the game.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 27 July 2026
Athletics hitting coach Chris Cron was ejected by plate umpire Chad Fairchild in the second.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026

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For example, demand for electric vehicles in the country exploded over the course of the war, and the number of EVs on the road surged by a third.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Jason Kilar, the corporate overlord of Warners at the time, exploded the company’s goodwill with talent and agents in every corner of the business by forcing the studio’s titles to stream day and date.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 July 2026

Definition of exploded

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He was expelled from Framingham High School after assaulting a student.

— Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 July 2026
In 2022, Albania expelled Iranian diplomats after concluding that Tehran was behind a wave of cyberattacks aimed at government institutions and critical infrastructure.

— Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

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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
When comets come around the sun, the dust emitted as the debris collides with Earth's atmosphere forms a trail that creates fiery, colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.

— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Definition of emitted

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For decades, Saarland’s foundries and furnaces belched black into the sky.

— Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026
The rare isotope is mostly locked away deep within our world’s innards, but vanishingly small quantities are belched out in volcanic eruptions and through natural gas pipelines.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 14 May 2026

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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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Brown water suddenly spewed from the equipment, shooting into her mouth and eyes.

— Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
From the central open-air firepit of the Great Porch, to the playful tile spewed throughout various common spaces and the 65 cabins and cottages, the design of Wildflower is exquisite.

— Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026

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