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 When the Palisades fire erupted, the department initially created an incident command at Fire Station 23, located in the path of the fire along a major evacuation route. — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Last week, a large fire that erupted at a substation left more than 200,000 customers without power in the latest outage to hit the island. — Danica Coto, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 An Israeli man who helped overpower the Flydubai suspect has described the moment that chaos erupted on the flight in an exclusive interview with CNN. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 The shopping center was locked down in December 2021 when gunfire erupted as three men argued while in line at a pretzel shop. — Christopher Placek, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for erupt

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Perdomo Torres was ejected from the van and thrown to the ground, breaking his leg, ankle and hand.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Smith, who was riding in the left lane, was ejected from the bike and hit the pavement, suffering severe injuries, according to police.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of eject

Verb

As a child of parents who bred him to be the next Green Lantern, John knows full well the conflict between conscience and instinct, a ceaseless war that threatens to explode to the surface.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Video circulating on social media showed a drone striking the bridge and exploding as vehicles crossed.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of explode

Verb

Cornell conducted an internal investigation and suspended or expelled some of the men, but prosecutors did not bring criminal charges against any of the accused.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
The case has drawn national attention in recent weeks after it was revealed that only two of the seven men alleged to have been involved were expelled.

— Richard Hall, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of expel

Verb

Altman isn’t the only big name who gets chewed up and spit out by Guadagnino’s dark satire.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026
Police said the suspect, identified as 42-year-old Billy Applegate III, later tried to kick and spit on officers while being taken to the hospital after the crash.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of spit

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Nobel laureate Ernest Rutherford had already shown that radioactive materials sometimes emitted particles, naturally changing the makeup of their atomic nuclei.

— Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026
The physicists used that data to reconstruct the angles at which electrons and muons were emitted to infer the spins of the original Z bosons that preceded them.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of emit

Verb

However, Ormund is sickened by the blood spurting in his eyes, and Roddy turns the tables, using his remaining hand to stick a knife well into Ormund's backside.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Once opened, check for foul odors, cloudiness, or spurting liquid when opening.

— Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 13 July 2026

Definition of spurt

Verb

The machine can continue spewing currency until it is emptied or the operation is interrupted, according to Treasury.

— Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
The wild and woolly Pacific basin – fueled by a powerful El Niño – continues to spew forth tropical cyclones of all shapes and sizes.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of spew

Verb

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
Their whiskey was disgorged before being entered into secondary, new American oak barrels that received light char and medium toast.

— David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

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