Synonyms of spurts

spurts 1 of 2

noun

plural of spurt

1

as in bursts

a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity

a spurt of economic growth for the first quarter of the year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bursts
• flurries
• outbursts
• outbreaks
• surges
• flutters
• flickers
• flashes
• eruptions
• increases
• flares
• flare-ups
• explosions
• recurrences
• renewals
• upswings
• sprees
• boosts
• floods
• rushes
• upturns
• paroxysms
• jags
• pickups
• binges
• volleys
• recrudescences
• epidemics
• deluges
• commotions
• spates
• furors
• uproars

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slumps
• doldrums
• calms

2

as in jets

a usually forceful stream of fluid discharged from a narrow opening

a sudden spurt of blood rushed out from the opened wound

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jets
• bursts
• squirts
• sprays
• flushes
• spouts
• gushes
• spits
• blasts
• geysers
• spews
• spritzes
• spouters

spurts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of spurt

1

as in pours

to flow out in great quantities or with force

water spurted from the garden hose just as I was checking the nozzle

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in erupts

to throw out or off (something from within) often violently

the pipe suddenly cracked and began spurting water

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erupts
• ejects
• spits
• belches
• expels
• jets
• pours
• streams
• emits
• spouts
• disgorges
• fires
• spews
• releases
• surges
• squirts
• gushes
• eructs
• hurls
• exhales
• springs
• heaves
• issues
• emanates
• shoots
• tosses
• vents
• flings
• discharges
• launches
• casts
• pitches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contains
• restrains
• shuts (in or up)
• bottles (up)