Synonyms for outbreak
ˈaʊtˌbreɪkout·break

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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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. outbreak

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

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

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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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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 SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. outbreaknoun

   Synonyms:
   eruption, explosion

2. outbreaknoun

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

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1. outbreaknoun

   Synonyms:
   eruption, outburst, uprising

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1. List of paraphrases for "outbreak":

   epidemic, eruption, outbreaks, hatching, hatch, outburst, onset, upsurge, bursting, epidemics, flare-up, emergence, infestation, explosion, burst, surge, epizootic, trigger, spate, break-up, spread

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. outbreak

   Synonyms:
   An epidemic
   

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1. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani:

   American leaders are lying ... If they want to help Iran, all they need to do is to lift sanctions .... Then we can deal with the coronavirus outbreak.

2. Jeremy Farrar:

   The increase in reported cases of Guillain-Barré in Brazil and other South American countries seems to suggest that a similar situation may be occurring in the current outbreak, although the link here is yet to be proven definitively.

3. Empire Kosher:

   We are shocked and saddened to have just learned there may have been a death potentially related to a Salmonella outbreak and we extend our sympathies to anyone affected.

4. Vaccine California website:

   Growing disease outbreaks like the measles outbreak that began in Disneyland are putting more people at risk.

5. Herawati Sudoyo:

   Systematic surveillance needs to be done to determine the prevalence of Zika and at the moment we might be underestimating the number of cases, the scientific community may have been caught by surprise by this outbreak. We are catching up on learning about this.