ERUPT Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

erupt

verb

i-ˈrəpt

Definition of erupt

as in to eject

to violently throw out or off (something from within) the volcano erupted clouds of poisonous gas and tons of hot ash

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as in to explode

to develop suddenly and violently a fire erupted, and flames soon engulfed the room

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Recent Examples of erupt At Thursday’s Calgary rally and Friday’s Edmonton rally, the crowd erupted in its loudest applause when Carney spoke about reducing Canada’s economic dependence on the United States. — Rob Gillies, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 The Norte fire erupted in a hilly area in San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano Friday morning and was fueled by intense Santa Ana winds. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 Hours before the Bryson Fire began Thursday, another wildfire erupted in the city of Azusa, located north of Los Angeles. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026 In 2020, tensions erupted into a civil war that in just two years left at least 100,000 people dead, with some estimates rising to more than half a million. — Siyanne Mekonnen, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for erupt

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Both occupants were ejected from the vehicle onto the road, according to the crash log.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Then, safety Zechariah Poyser was ejected for targeting on FSU quarterback Ashton Daniels.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of eject

Verb

Nearly 2,400 people were arrested in France on Saturday after long-simmering protests exploded into some of the country’s most disruptive unrest in years.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 18 Oct. 2026
When Louise would remember the show decades later, the audience was always so electric that the room exploded into stamping feet and pounding fists.

— Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of explode

Verb

Rather than undertaking the difficult but just and moral work of reform of the nation's immigration laws, Vance would destroy and expel their families with a smile, claiming that such actions will save you money.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
According to an article in the Bangor Daily News, species like bass have the ability to expel soft plastics that are swallowed, while salmonids do not.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of expel

Verb

After between 30 to 45 seconds with Packard in his mouth, the whale had risen to the surface and spat him out, sending him flying through the air in a massive spray that was witnessed by his crewmate and another nearby mariner.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
Ziwig’s new Endotest makes diagnosis as easy as spitting into a tube.

— Hannah Singleton, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of spit

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Copper atoms help verify the record intensity To check the intensity independently, the team directed the X-ray pulses onto a copper foil and examined the light emitted by its atoms.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
On the coast, the air stays warmer and thinner as the ocean emits the heat it’s stored through the summer.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of emit

Verb

People in Crystal Lake are constantly being dispatched in ways that offer the most shredded flesh, spurting blood and oozing viscera possible.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
The demonstration video posted on X shows a clear liquid spurting all over the ground, which Tesla confirmed was glycol, a type of cooling agent used to cool its Supercharger cables.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of spurt

Verb

For his final marathon in Sicily, Manson ran as Mount Etna was erupting and spewing lava.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
In the show, the crew encounters a white hole spewing time and space into the universe, and the only way to close it is for Lister to play space pool, sinking a planet into the interdimensional fissure via an over-elaborate trick shot.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of spew

Verb

In addition to banning him from the drug industry for life, a judge ordered Shkreli to disgorge more than $64 million.

— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
From across the street, Yñiga’s view grew increasingly obstructed, first by an ambulance, then a parade of menacing black SUVs, and finally a van that disgorged a reporter and a yawning cameraman.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026

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