Synonyms of surges

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noun

plural of surge

as in swells

a moving ridge on the surface of water

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swells
• waves
• seas
• billows
• tsunami
• 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

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as in gushes

Synonyms & Similar 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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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as in increases

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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