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

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

The 119-unit, two-building complex is elevated 10 feet from sea level and is designed to withstand storm surges of up to 20 feet. — Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Pyroclastic surges travelled around 25 miles (40 km) across the Sunda Strait. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026

These networks excel in stable conditions yet prove remarkably fragile when demand surges or geopolitics intervenes. — Dennis Mitzner, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

That’s why the California Independent System Operator identified the Golden Pacific Powerlink as a critical need to keep the lights on as demand surges. — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026