Synonyms of surfacing

surfacing

verb

present participle of surface

1

as in emerging

to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly

no information regarding the stolen car has surfaced since the police found it abandoned on a country road

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emerging
• arising
• occurring
• happening
• appearing
• materializing
• coming up
• springing (up)
• cropping (up)
• coming
• going (on)
• transpiring
• intervening
• coming out
• interfering
• showing up
• turning up
• falling out
• intruding
• going off
• passing
• happing
• coming about
• chancing
• interposing

2

as in rising

to penetrate the surface (as of water) from below

a submarine surfaced on the starboard side of the aircraft carrier

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emerging
• rising
• broaching
• breaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sinking
• dropping
• diving
• drowning
• plunging
• submerging
• foundering
• submersing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of surfacing

The Silver Medallion has become one of the awards season’s more dependable leading indicators, its honorees surfacing in the Oscar race with striking regularity. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026

Puka Nacua was on track to become the NFL’s next $150 million receiver until his offseason went sideways, with new abuse allegations surfacing as the league reviews his conduct. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

But concerned comments and reactions to the trend are surfacing across social media. — Owen Carry, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

When the two disagree, that’s the design working, surfacing the disagreement before the bad day instead of during it. — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026

Issues involving crew fatigue and performance, along with warning signal flaws, are surfacing as federal authorities continue to probe a fatal freight train crash in Elgin last fall. — Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Besides surfacing lower rates, the program also includes extras like a free additional driver and no cancellation fees. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026

The earnings announcement was fortuitously timed, coming just as reports were surfacing of high-level OpenAI employees joining the company. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

The internal documents and testimony surfacing in Oakland, including evidence about Meta’s own research on young users and its lawyers’ handling of those findings, will now remain only partially visible. — Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026