Synonyms of gushing

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adjective

1

as in sickening

overly or insincerely flattering

heaped disgustingly gushing praise on her boss's very modest singing skills

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sickening
• gushy
• soapy
• oily
• hagiographic
• adulatory
• unctuous
• oleaginous
• abundant
• fulsome
• demonstrative
• lavish
• extravagant
• effusive
• drooling
• winning
• artificial
• cloying
• uninhibited
• slobbering
• hypocritical
• copious
• slavering
• mushy
• sanctimonious
• profuse
• unreserved
• backhanded
• insincere
• ingratiating
• feigned
• endearing
• unrestrained
• mealymouthed
• two-faced
• disarming
• winsome
• left-handed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• earnest
• sincere
• genuine
• heartfelt
• honest
• true
• unaffected
• ingenuous
• unpretentious
• artless
• unfeigned
• unpretending

2

as in lavish

pouring forth in great amounts

the gushing water from the opened fire hydrant reduced water pressure to a dangerous level

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lavish
• copious
• profuse
• excessive
• abundant
• ample
• plentiful
• riotous
• bountiful
• liberal
• complete
• enough
• galore
• bounteous
• sufficient
• plenteous
• extravagant
• fecund
• fertile
• unstinting
• adequate
• abounding
• luxuriant
• munificent
• immoderate
• free
• unsparing
• redundant
• fat
• openhanded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poor
• trickling
• scant
• scanty
• sparse
• spare
• meager
• dribbling
• inadequate
• insufficient
• incomplete
• lacking
• wanting
• scarce
• unsatisfactory
• mere
• deficient
• stingy
• minimal
• bare

gushing

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verb

present participle of gush

1

as in pouring

to flow out in great quantities or with force

the dam cracked and water gushed from the break

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pouring
• rushing
• streaming
• spurting
• spewing
• spouting
• squirting
• splashing
• rolling
• jetting
• swooshing
• flooding
• running
• flushing
• washing
• cascading
• issuing
• swelling
• sloshing
• surging
• drowning
• overflowing
• sluicing
• inundating
• plashing
• submerging
• overwhelming
• engulfing
• swamping
• deluging
• fountaining
• submersing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dripping
• trickling
• dropping
• dribbling
• sprinkling
• bleeding
• weeping
• leaking
• oozing
• seeping
• straining
• percolating
• spattering
• exuding

2

as in drooling

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

• drooling
• raving
• slobbering
• fussing
• effusing
• fawning
• rhapsodizing
• enthusing
• doting (on)
• emoting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gushing

Verb

Speaking to Variety in 2024 about writing and directing the remake of the 1986 movie Witchboard, Russell spoke about what mattered to him telling the story decades after the original film, while also gushing about his love of filmmaking. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026

Waterhouse sat down for a rare interview with British Vogue and could not stop gushing about her man. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 18 July 2026

Deschamps was by now gushing over Mbappe, arguably the form player of the tournament. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 July 2026

At 6-foot-5 with a high, consistent release, Carr had Stan Van Gundy gushing about his shooting on the Amazon Prime broadcast in Las Vegas. — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

There's no doubt about that as the five videos have attracted thousands of comments gushing with praise. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Shocking video appeared to show unsuspecting shoppers looking at grocery items seconds before the roof collapsed, sending a large amount of water gushing into the business. — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026

An impromptu blind date with a handsome rapist ends with Esther punching him square in the nose, his blood gushing through her fingers. — Literary Hub, 1 July 2026

The critic reviews of Supergirl didn’t wind up in the same galaxy as the overwhelming majority of the gushing first reaction crowd. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2026