Synonyms of flushes

flushes 1 of 2

noun

plural of flush

1

as in blooms

a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement

was in the flush of his youth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blooms
• blossoms
• primes
• flowers
• salad days
• springtimes
• florescences
• revivals
• floruits
• autumns
• heydays
• flowerings
• pinnacles
• high noons
• efflorescences
• climaxes
• recoveries
• Indian summers
• grandeurs
• zeniths
• golden ages
• meridians
• peaks
• summits
• splendors
• silver ages
• glories
• acmes
• apexes
• comebacks
• belle epoques

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• declines
• decays
• bottoms
• downfalls
• nadirs

2

as in bursts

a sudden intense expression of strong feeling

a flush of patriotic pride

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bursts
• explosions
• flashes
• outbursts
• eruptions
• blazes
• gusts
• gushes
• flares
• spasms
• gales
• fits
• paroxysms
• storms
• agonies
• frenzies
• rages
• ebullitions
• flare-ups
• tantrums
• transports
• raptures
• ecstasies
• blowups
• deliriums
• grouches
• firestorms
• furors

flushes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of flush

1

as in rinses

to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse

use this cleaner to flush the drain in the sink

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rinses
• washes
• floods
• irrigates
• sluices
• washes out
• flows
• gushes
• streams
• inundates
• engulfs
• rushes
• soaks
• swamps
• saturates
• hoses
• deluges
• drenches
• splashes
• sloshes
• douches
• douses

2

as in blushes

to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)

he flushed deeply upon hearing the compliment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blushes
• glows
• reddens
• blooms
• turns color
• crimsons
• colors
• humiliates
• mortifies
• incarnadines
• rouges
• abashes
• disconcerts
• ruddles
• fazes
• embarrasses
• discomfits
• chagrins

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flushes

Noun

Then, grouse broods are usually still intact, making for multiple flushes and follow-up points. — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

Plants flower on both old and new wood, producing two flushes of blooms for lasting color. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026

Periods may feel more uncomfortable, while hot flushes and night sweats are more likely for perimenopausal and menopausal women. — Will Barker, TheWeek, 13 July 2026

At the final whistle and for the next seven minutes, the city saw a water-use spike equal to 368,697 toilet flushes. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026

Not every flower is capable of producing multiple flushes. — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 11 June 2026

Until the time of surgery if it is warranted, sometimes using saline flushes or eye lubricants can minimize irritation of the eyes. — Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026

During back flushes, the valve is never opened more than halfway; this allows for an instantaneous flow rate of no more than 27 gpm. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026

Obviously, indoor reductions of water use will help too — shorter showers, no unnecessary flushes, running dishwashers and laundry machines at optimal water saving settings and fullness. — The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026

Verb

Sleep, for instance, isn’t downtime but active maintenance, when the brain flushes out cellular waste in ways that may help stave off dementia. — Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026

In deep sleep, your brain runs a clearance system that flushes out metabolic waste, including the proteins associated with Alzheimer's. — Sue Peschin, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

This flushes out water that has been in contact with plumbing. — Christine Kirchhoff, The Conversation, 30 July 2026

The only thing worse than a shower that suddenly turns cold when someone turns on an appliance is one that suddenly turns scalding hot when someone flushes the toilet. — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2026

Their first product was a liposomal omega supplement, a delivery method Elmi said encapsulates nutrients for higher absorption, in contrast to pills the body largely flushes out. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 July 2026

The physical strain is immense—his face flushes crimson under the regalia—but his consciousness is no longer entirely his own. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

If the signal is red, the swimming spots are out of bounds for a day or two while the river flushes itself out. — Camille Knight, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Scanlon flushes out Daniel by holding his girlfriend Jane (Eve Hewson) hostage. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2026