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

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

In downtown Cheboygan, Michigan, water gushes over a dam, swirls violently around a pond and flows a mile and a half out to Lake Huron. — Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025

Verb

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

Anthony and Kate’s whereabouts are alluded to in the opening minutes of the season four premiere, as the Bridgerton family gushes over Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton’s (Luke Newton) baby boy, Elliott. — Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

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

Wilson gushes about Adebayo on Good Morning America. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2025