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

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

That’s because flushes are spread out and not condensed in one area. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026

The golden, semi-double flowers cover the tidy, compact plant through multiple flushes from spring to fall. — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2026

This stuff gives hair more bounce than a basketball and flushes away oil, product buildup, and grime without any compromise to your strands’ moisture levels. — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2026

Verb

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

This process flushes out toxic metabolic byproducts, including amyloid-beta. — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

The body flushes the extra sugar out through urine — and takes a lot of hydration with it, leaving people both running to the bathroom constantly and feeling parched. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026

The narrator of Repetition tears up her diary and flushes the pages down the toilet. — Honor Jones, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026

There are two options, with Daily mode which requires just wiping the cooking chamber with a semi-wet cloth, or Monthly mode which is a self cleaning function that flushes out the internal oil and water hoses. — New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2026

As the city flushes the system, impacted customers are being told not to drink the water, wash dishes, prepare food, or brush your teeth without boiling the water or using bottled water. — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026