Synonyms of surges

surges 1 of 2

noun

plural of surge

as in waves

a moving ridge on the surface of water

a huge surge nearly capsized the boat and drenched the hapless fishermen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• waves
• swells
• seas
• billows
• tsunamis
• ripples
• curls
• breakers
• surfs
• whitecaps
• rollers
• riffles
• wavelets
• tidal waves
• combers
• ground swells

surges

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verb

present tense third-person singular of surge

1

as in gushes

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

2

as in increases

Related Words

• increases
• rises
• jumps
• swells
• skyrockets
• booms
• proliferates
• accelerates
• escalates
• climbs
• intensifies
• rockets
• mushrooms
• accumulates
• mounts
• expands
• multiplies
• waxes
• enlarges
• heightens
• snowballs
• rolls up
• burgeons
• gains
• redoubles
• builds up
• appreciates
• spreads
• inflates
• peaks
• puffs (up)
• distends
• bulks
• balloons
• crests
• crescendoes
• blows up

Dissimilar Words

• decreases
• diminishes
• wanes
• recedes
• lessens
• contracts
• dwindles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of surges

Noun

Anniversaries, national commemorations and milestone celebrations generate surges of awareness and donor interest. — Stewart McLaurin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

The tech trade While the QQQ, SMH and Mag7 are underperforming, there have been big surges in cybersecurity, software and memory stock over the summer. — Frank Holland, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Even though the annual summer and winter COVID surges have been getting milder, last year's flu season was unusually severe. — Rob Stein, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026

The deployment of Border Patrol officers to the interior was unique to the surges, which began in Los Angeles in June, 2025, and the officers had become known for their volatile behavior in urban environments. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Johnson did not respond to requests for additional details about the state’s salt procurement issues, but Randolph said his conversations with state officials indicate there are two overarching reasons for the price surges. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

And planning cycles should include scenario modeling for carrier failures, demand surges and inventory shortages. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026

For New Orleans, the goal is to reduce repeat crash reports during call surges so human call-takers can reach other people waiting for help. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Stanislaus County has reported its first human case of West Nile virus for 2026 as the number of cases in California surges compared to recent years. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026