Synonyms for surge
sɜrdʒsurge

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1. surgenoun

   Synonyms:
   inrush

2. surgenoun

   To rush, flood, or increase suddenly.

   Toaster sales surged last year.

   Synonyms:
   inrush

3. surgenoun

   To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly.

   A ship surges forwards, sways sideways and heaves up.

   Synonyms:
   inrush

4. surgenoun

   To slack off a line.

   A power surge at that generator created a blackout across the whole district.

   Synonyms:
   inrush

5. surgenoun

   The swell or heave of the sea. (FM 55-501).

   Synonyms:
   inrush

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 6 votes

1. rush, spate, surge, upsurgenoun

   a sudden forceful flow

   Synonyms:
   tidy sum, wad, peck, mint, haste, plenty, lot, batch, raft, quite a little, passel, spate, muckle, rushing, pile, kick, good deal, stack, mountain, sight, billow, deal, heap, boot, freshet, thrill, flock, hatful, mickle, slew, charge, upsurge, mess, mass, hurry, flush, rush, bang, great deal, pot

2. surge, upsurgenoun

   a sudden or abrupt strong increase

   "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime"

   Synonyms:
   spate, billow, upsurge, rush

3. billow, surgeverb

   a large sea wave

   Synonyms:
   spate, billow, upsurge, rush

4. billow, surge, heaveverb

   rise and move, as in waves or billows

   "The army surged forward"

   Synonyms:
   warp, buckle, scend, soar up, heave, gag, balloon, soar, zoom, pant, inflate, heft up, puff, wallow, gasp, heft, tide, billow, retch, heave up, soar upwards

5. soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoomverb

   rise rapidly

   "the dollar soared against the yen"

   Synonyms:
   tide, soar upwards, hang glide, soar up, heave, zoom, sailplane, zoom along, scend, whizz along, whizz, billow, soar

6. tide, surgeverb

   rise or move forward

   "surging waves"

   Synonyms:
   tide, soar upwards, soar up, heave, zoom, scend, billow, soar

7. scend, surgeverb

   rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave

   "the boats surged"

   Synonyms:
   tide, soar upwards, soar up, heave, zoom, scend, billow, soar

8. surgeverb

   see one's performance improve

   "He levelled the score and then surged ahead"

   Synonyms:
   soar upwards, heave, soar up, tide, zoom, scend, billow, soar

Matched Categories

1. • Flow
   • Improve
   • Inflate
   • Sport

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. surgenoun

   Synonyms:
   wave, billow, breaker

2. surgeverb

   Synonyms:
   swell, rise high

3. surgeverb

   Synonyms:
   (Naut.) slip back

4. surgeverb

   Synonyms:
   (Naut.) slack up suddenly (as a rope round a pin), let go

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "surge":

   wave, increase, rise, upsurge, reflux, boom, outbreak, disposer, rises, leap, resurgence, influx

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1. List of known nicknames for "Surge":

   S. Bratch

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How to use surge in a sentence?

1. Michael Brennan:

   The NHC forecast cone doesn't provide any information about impacts from storm surge, wind, rain or other hazards, which often occur well outside the area included in The NHC forecast cone.

2. Jonathan Maunter:

   What we have seen in recent weeks, even before the recent offensive, is a surge in Russian air strikes that was likely in anticipation of the offensive itself.

3. Jeremy Douglas for advice:

   The symbiotic relationship between the chemical and synthetic drug businesses here in Southeast Asia is undeniable, the surge of meth took a surge of chemicals.

4. Lori Tremmel Freeman:

   The whole country is still red, so we haven't yet overcome this latest surge.

5. Deborah Birx:

   I know that another surge is coming and will be coming across the world.