GUSH Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of gush

as in flow

a flowing or going out the dam burst with a stupendous gush of water

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as in burst

a sudden intense expression of strong feeling with his customary gush of tears, he once again begged his long-suffering wife to stay

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verb

ˈgəsh

as in to pour

to flow out in great quantities or with force the dam cracked and water gushed from the break

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as in to drool

to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm he gushed about his favorite basketball player, calling him "the best there ever was"

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Recent Examples of gush

Noun

Every song hits with the same indistinguishable gush of pleasant pixels. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026 In terms of his musical accomplishments, Doug recalled witnessing other famous musicians gush over his father. — Maria Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026

Verb

After poking fun at the 37-year-old, Bedard gushed at the chance to take the ice with Kane. — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 Williams launched into a homily on the beauty of that sequence, gushing with admiration not only for Walker’s hustle but also for the tenacity of the entire offensive line. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gush

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gush

Noun

Water therefore keeps flowing in at the edge and out through the center as vapor, and that steady flow is what generates the current.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026
Cool a material below a critical temperature, and electrons pair up and enter a state that lets electricity flow without resistance.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of flow

Noun

The laser accelerated electrons through a gas, directing them into a solid target to create light bursts that generated muon pairs.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
In bursts of bright stanzas, Chen Chen transports us through the landscape of his childhood into his early twenties.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of burst

Verb

A couple of inches can mean the difference between water staying out of one’s house or pouring in.

— Brian Tang, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
One point of concern is Texas, where national Republicans have poured well over $100 million into protecting Paxton from Democratic challenger James Talarico.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of pour

Verb

All three judges are basically drooling over how much pure quickstep content is in this routine despite some framework issues and the mistake at the end.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
Toward the end of the film, that kid is grown up and stuck in an incestuous relationship with his mother, while a nearly incapacitated Dau sits drooling nearby.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of drool

Noun

This is not a surprising metric, given the exodus of major studios like Marvel and Lucasfilm, which have moved virtually all high-budget production overseas including for the upcoming Avengers films.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
The report finds that big-budget films account for much of the exodus.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of exodus

Noun

There’s been an explosion that has caused a giant ice shelf dubbed Judy, one roughly the size of Boston, to detach.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026
Blowing up a nuclear bomb in space would first destroy or disable any nearby satellites, and then the damage would spread as electronics-frying energetic particles from the explosion contaminated huge swaths of orbit.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of explosion

Verb

Notre Dame finished with a season-best 241 yards rushing, with freshman Jonaz Walton posting a team-high 120 yards and James adding 65 more.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
With the Miami Dolphins opting to take Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez, Jordyn Brooks rushed to the practice facility.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of rush

Verb

Jocelyn Bioh is entering the upper echelon of contemporary playwrights, after her current Broadway play, School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play, opened on September 28 to raves.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Some raved about the experience to those in line while others chattered among themselves about their thoughts.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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