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Synonyms for outbreak
ˈaʊtˌbreɪkout·break

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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. outbreaknoun

    Synonyms:
    tumult, outburst

  2. outbreaknoun

    To burst out

    Any epidemic outbreak causes understandable panic

    Synonyms:
    tumult, outburst

  3. outbreaknoun

    A sudden increase.

    There has been an outbreak of vandalism at the school.

    Synonyms:
    tumult, outburst

  4. outbreaknoun

    An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief.

    There has been an outbreak of broken windows in the street.

    Synonyms:
    tumult, outburst

  5. outbreaknoun

    An uproar, riot

    Poorly trained officers can't control a prison outburst without excessive repression

    Synonyms:
    tumult, outburst

  6. outbreaknoun

    A geological layer that breaks out

    Synonyms:
    tumult, outburst

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. outbreak

    Synonyms:
    outburst, tumult, commotion, insurrection, rebellion, ebullition

    Antonyms:
    subsidence, pacification, quelling, quiet, order, cooling

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. outbreak, eruption, irruptionnoun

    a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)

    "the outbreak of hostilities"

    Synonyms:
    volcanic eruption, bam, clap, extravasation, bang, blast, eructation, eruption, irruption

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Editors Contribution5.0 / 1 vote

  1. boomtime

    outbreak of something good

    the business has had an out break in stocks

    Submitted by acronimous on September 7, 2017  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. outbreaknoun

    Synonyms:
    eruption, explosion

  2. outbreaknoun

    Synonyms:
    riot, row, fray, affray, broil, conflict, breach of the peace

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. outbreaknoun

    Synonyms:
    eruption, outburst, uprising

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD0.0 / 0 votes

  1. outbreak

    Synonyms:
    An epidemic

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How to use outbreak in a sentence?

  1. Talbot County:

    The difference now in this outbreak that we see than the outbreak that happened last school year is that this seems to be more centered on kids, rather than adults, so that scares me to death.

  2. Zaw Gaw:

    Last year we heard about a diarrhea outbreak because there were no latrines.

  3. Caitlin Cossaboom:

    The response in this outbreak -- including rapidly identifying people that had been exposed to the dead animals, providing them with antibiotics post-exposure and then starting the community engagement to raise awareness on what was going on -- was so critical, all of those actions together -- or this really rapid multisectorial response -- was the key to having a successful outcome.

  4. Akinwumi Adesina:

    All the farms have been quarantined and decontaminated. Other locations in Ikorodu, Ojo and Lagos Mainland have already been quarantined, while awaiting confirmation, nigeria will successfully control the bird flu outbreak. We have successfully controlled it in the past.

  5. Anthony Fauci:

    The security issue is really having a major negative impact on the ability to respond in an appropriate way, in the classic way that you respond to an Ebola outbreak, to be able to essentially get to the point where you diminish it, diminish it, diminish it, and then it's gone.


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