Synonyms of gushes

gushes 1 of 2

noun

plural of gush

1

as in flows

a flowing or going out

the dam burst with a stupendous gush of water

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flows
• exoduses
• outpourings
• rushes
• outflows
• outpours
• drains
• flights
• ebbs
• emanations
• emigrations
• refluxes
• emissions
• reflows
• discharges
• stampedes
• diasporas
• effluences

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inflows
• fluxes
• floods
• influxes
• overflows
• torrents
• streams
• rivers
• inundations
• inrushes
• tides
• deluges
• spates

2

as in bursts

a sudden intense expression of strong feeling

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

gushes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of gush

1

as in pours

to flow out in great quantities or with force

the dam cracked and water gushed from the break

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pours
• rushes
• streams
• squirts
• spouts
• spews
• spurts
• splashes
• jets
• rolls
• runs
• swooshes
• flushes
• washes
• surges
• floods
• swells
• sloshes
• cascades
• drowns
• issues
• overflows
• inundates
• overwhelms
• submerges
• engulfs
• deluges
• sluices
• swamps
• plashes
• fountains
• submerses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drops
• trickles
• drips
• dribbles
• leaks
• sprinkles
• oozes
• weeps
• seeps
• exudes
• bleeds
• percolates
• strains
• spatters

2

as in raves

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

• raves
• drools
• enthuses
• rhapsodizes
• effuses
• fusses
• slobbers
• dotes (on)
• fawns
• emotes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gushes

Noun

Air that smells like fish and shrimp rot gushes through the open windows. — Aube Rey Lescure, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2026

Video posted shows chunks of concrete falling into the water and a stretch of the road disappeared as water gushes between it. — Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 17 Aug. 2026

On and around the dry lake bed, water gushes from wells into ditches to fields of tomatoes, cotton, almonds, grapes and other crops. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026

One of the tenants testifying knows her from organizing and gushes at first sight. — Clio Chang, Curbed, 6 Apr. 2026

The lefty gushes whenever presented the chance to talk about his employer. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 28 Mar. 2026

Vogue’s associate shopping director Talia Abbas gushes, highlighting the stunning colorways. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025

Colette, Culpo gushes, is also a fan of the changing table. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025

Kirk can be seen reaching up with his right hand as blood gushes from the left side of his neck. — Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025

Verb

In Lourdes, where believers say a famous Catholic shrine gushes with healing waters, streets were crowded with pilgrims waving flags and holding babies aloft as the pope passed in his popemobile. — Chris Livesay, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Josh Harris, the private equity financier and owner of the Washington Commanders, gushes about the rise of flag football. — Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Meyers, an almost parodic vision of an old soul, gushes praise in unfashionably complete sentences. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Clarkson gushes while the pair — both shedding tears — embrace. — Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Trump has made clear his disdain for NATO, his affection for Putin, gushes over autocrats, and withholds military support for Ukraine. — Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026

Your journey ends at Millard Canyon Falls, a gorgeous 50(ish)-foot waterfall that gushes past massive boulders perched at the top of the cascade. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026

And the casting of her onscreen son could not have been better, the actress gushes. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Mar. 2026

Over email, Walla gushes about his time working with Ratboys. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026