ERUPTS Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

erupts

verb

present tense third-person singular of erupt

as in ejects

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 explodes

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

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Recent Examples of erupts Emergency declared at South Carolina nuclear site after fire erupts at lab. — FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026 When Hanne, a staff member of a struggling animal rescue, unexpectedly becomes executor of a wealthy hunting family’s estate, a bitter battle over the inheritance erupts. — Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026 Cockpit fight erupts The reason for the emergency soon became clearer. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026 During surveillance, Joe recognizes one of the men involved in her abduction, setting off an operation that erupts into a deadly restaurant shootout. — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026 More news Another battery fire erupts at Moss Landing in Northern California, where some units are still charged. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026 Unfortunately, in the real world, bad behavior erupts at high school games — fights and even worse. — Jerald McNair, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 The violence that has been simmering with the Ploughman now erupts into a revolution joined by thousands and thousands of peasants. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026 As Yvette fits her key into their building’s front door, Tomás and Olga’s Rottweiler erupts into his insane-lion act. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

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More than anything, the problem lies in the execution — as an absolutely catastrophic event effectively ejects Coulter and Fetters’ main character from his own story and into the abyss of early 2000s political turmoil.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
This development forcibly ejects the mild-mannered mammal into both his parents’ den and the wild — literally — world of dating, where smelling suitors’ pee takes the place of an app profile.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 22 May 2026

Definition of ejects

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Most concerning for Talarico as Hispanic turnout explodes throughout the state are accounts that Latino men aren’t sold on his candidacy.

— W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
In other words, desire, in an unrepressed form, explodes the channels through which it is expected to flow.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of explodes

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In one scene, Hansen spits out mouthwash; at first, Pattinson did it normally.

— Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
Another factor in recent storms was a counterclockwise atmospheric spin over Central America - called a gyre - that spits out seeds of stormy weather that can form into hurricanes.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of spits

Verb

This transition emits a faint radio wave at a wavelength of 21 centimeters.

— Perri Thaler, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
Unlike conventional hydrogen production, which largely depends on fossil fuels, the process emits no carbon dioxide when powered by renewable energy.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of emits

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But California alt-metal trio Primus exists almost entirely in opposition to good taste, with Les Claypool singing morbidly odd story-songs about colorful characters in a nasal wheeze while his bass belches out gnarly, distorted riffs.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 8 Sep. 2026
Four belches on the U-T five-belch meter.

— Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025

Definition of belches

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An infusion pump hangs from a pole beside him; sunlight pours through tall windows in the background.

— Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Jayawardhana defended the decades-old partnership between higher education institutions and Washington, which pours billions of dollars into research universities.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

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