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Synonyms for surge
sɜrdʒsurge

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Wiktionary3.7 / 3 votes

  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 WordNet4.0 / 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

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 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

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  1. List of known nicknames for "Surge":

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How to use surge in a sentence?

  1. Andrew Pastewski:

    Kids need to develop, they need to grow, they need to learn, they need to develop social skills, however, we're surging right now. I would not think opening up during a surge was the right time.

  2. John Keller:

    Threats against election workers have historically been handled primarily as a state or local matter, usually without significant federal involvement, this is changing rapidly in response to the surge in threats nationwide since the last election cycle. Justice Department is now supplementing state and local efforts with resources, national coordination, training and intelligence, as well as specially designated federal agents and prosecutors in every jurisdiction in the country.

  3. John Walsh:

    These fundraising totals are indicative of the momentum of this campaign, which is witnessing a surge of enthusiasm, our supporters are organized, they are activated, and they know that we need to send Ed Markey back to Massachusetts Senate.

  4. Kellyanne Conway:

    As gas prices surge, PresidentBiden's credibility on energy slumps.

  5. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe:

    We are barely holding the line and remain at a critical point where virus cases could surge if we let down our guard.


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