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)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spurts

Noun

His midfield looked increasingly leggy and disorganised as Spain took control in the second half, as the imperious Rodri won all of his duels and passed the ball effortlessly around spurts of French pressure. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Action has come and gone in this match, with short spurts of chances interspersed with plenty of passive play. — Nbc News, NBC news, 7 July 2026

But don't forget to do some serious relaxing in between spurts of playing and traveling. — Holly Lebowitz Rossi, Parents, 2 July 2026

Throat-slittings are conveyed not with spurts of blood but with creepy sound and lighting effects. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026

What followed were decades of growth that looked fine in the aggregate and felt hollow in practice—punctuated by brief spurts of genuine buoyancy that raised expectations before collapsing them. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026

There have even been spurts of hot hitting by players that are entirely capable of spurts but shouldn’t be counted on to carry the team over long stretches. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026

By contrast, sports like sprinting and powerlifting are done in short spurts, and the body responds by burning through energy sources that are already stored in the muscles. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 20 May 2026

Over the show’s multi-month shoot in North Texas, Williams said the production would visit Ferris in spurts. — Brayden Garcia may 19, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026

Verb

Blood spurts against the window. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026