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gush

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of gush

1 a flowing or going out

  • the dam burst with a stupendous gush of water
Synonyms of gush

exodus, outflow, outpour, outpouring
Words Related to gush

drain, flow

ebb, reflow, reflux

rush, stampede

diaspora, emigration, flight

discharge, effluence, emanation, emission
Near Antonyms of gush

deluge, flood, inundation, overflow, spate, torrent

river, stream, tide
Antonyms of gush

flux, inflow, influx, inrush

2 a sudden intense expression of strong feeling

  • with his customary gush of tears, he once again begged his long-suffering wife to stay
Synonyms of gush

agony, blaze, burst, ebullition, eruption, explosion, fit, flare, flare-up, flash, flush, gale, gust, outburst, paroxysm, spasm, storm
Words Related to gush

blowup, grouch, rage, tantrum

ecstasy, rapture, transport

delirium, firestorm, frenzy, furor

gush

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of gush

1 to flow out in great quantities or with force

  • the dam cracked and water gushed from the break
Synonyms of gush

jet, pour, rush, spew, spout, spurt, squirt, swoosh
Words Related to gush

cascade, issue, roll, run, stream

plash, slosh, splash, wash

surge, swell

flush, sluice

deluge, drown, engulf, flood, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, submerse, swamp

fountain
Near Antonyms of gush

spatter, sprinkle

bleed, exude, leak, ooze, percolate, seep, strain, weep
Antonyms of gush

dribble, drip, drop, trickle

2 to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm

  • he gushed about his favorite basketball player, calling him "the best there ever was"
Synonyms of gush

drool, effuse, enthuse, fuss, rave, rhapsodize, slobber
Words Related to gush

dote (on), fawn

emote

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