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

2 of 2

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

The recent surges for sellers of computer processors and memory are backed by real revenue and profits, but the exceptional growth won’t be sustainable if AI does not produce as much profit and productivity as hoped. — Stan Choe, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Experts say the broadly positive changes are exceeding expectations, improving on baseline crime rates from before 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought historic surges in violence. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

An outbreak emerges, emergency funding surges and the world's attention turns briefly toward the crisis before moving on. — Pam Lowney, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Last year, the club ripped off 10 straight games entering the break and enjoyed notable surges the prior seasons as well. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 July 2026

Lightning can follow conductive pathways, and these precautions reduce the risk of electrical surges. — Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

Cyclospora surges can be tricky to investigate, and food poisoning sources can be hard to establish. — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

The industry plans to spend trillions of dollars buying up and developing land for state-of-the-art infrastructure, particularly in rural areas, as the demand for AI and computing power surges. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

Rising sea levels push salt water inland through rivers, canals and shallow groundwater; storm surges cause embankments to collapse, allowing water to seep into soils, rivers and groundwater systems. — Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, The Dial, 7 July 2026