Synonyms of gushed

gushed

verb

past tense of gush

1

as in poured

to flow out in great quantities or with force

the dam cracked and water gushed from the break

Synonyms & Similar Words

• poured
• rushed
• streamed
• spewed
• spurted
• squirted
• spouted
• splashed
• rolled
• swooshed
• flushed
• flooded
• ran
• jetted
• washed
• issued
• swelled
• surged
• cascaded
• sloshed
• overflowed
• drowned
• overwhelmed
• inundated
• deluged
• engulfed
• submerged
• swamped
• sluiced
• plashed
• fountained
• submersed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dropped
• dripped
• trickled
• sprinkled
• wept
• dribbled
• leaked
• bled
• oozed
• seeped
• exuded
• strained
• spattered
• percolated

2

as in raved

to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raved
• drooled
• enthused
• effused
• rhapsodized
• fussed
• slobbered
• fawned
• doted (on)
• emoted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gushed

Polling suggests a tight race, and millions of dollars have gushed into Kansas, flooding the state's airwaves with anti-Marshall and anti-Hamilton ads. — Riley Callanan, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Trump gushed about Minaj during an Oval Office meeting earlier this week. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2026

During our first trip to Italy as a family, Leo gushed over every monument. — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Kearns gushed in a 2015 interview that his dream creative collaboration would be directing a project written by his daughter that explored race. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

When the topic postgame shifted to the possibility of that being his last time taking the field with Happ, Swanson gushed about his impact, both on himself and the Cubs. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Cameron gushed to InStyle about her relationship in March 2025. — Michael Nied, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026

As blood gushed from deep puncture wounds on his torso and limbs, Singh fought to get away from his attacker. — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

While visiting Today on Wednesday morning, Harington gushed about being chosen to portray the vain and bumbling Hogwarts professor Gilderoy Lockhart on the second season of HBO’s Harry Potter adaptation. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2026