What are some opposite words for eruption?

Antonyms for eruption
ɪˈrʌp ʃənerup·tion

This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term eruption.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. eruption

    Antonyms:
    absorption, engulfing, engrossment, swallowing, irruption, inburst, devourment

    Synonyms:
    outburst, explosion, discharge, eruptation, exumation

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. volcanic eruption, eruptionnoun

    the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material

    Synonyms:
    volcanic eruption, bam, clap, extravasation, bang, blast, eructation, outbreak, irruption

  2. eruptionnoun

    symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible

    Synonyms:
    volcanic eruption, bam, clap, extravasation, bang, blast, eructation, outbreak, irruption

  3. eruption, eructation, extravasationnoun

    (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)

    Synonyms:
    burping, volcanic eruption, bam, clap, extravasation, bang, blast, belching, eructation, outbreak, burp, belch, irruption

  4. 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, outbreak, irruption

  5. bang, clap, eruption, blast, bamnoun

    a sudden very loud noise

    Synonyms:
    flak, hit, belt, gonorrhoea, fringe, smash, blow, knock, bam, volcanic eruption, fire, clap, strike, boot, attack, gonorrhea, smasher, outbreak, thrill, gust, charge, flack, flush, bang, bash, extravasation, rush, eructation, kick, irruption, good time, blast, clack

  6. eruptionnoun

    the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum

    Synonyms:
    volcanic eruption, bam, clap, extravasation, bang, blast, eructation, outbreak, irruption

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words3.0 / 1 vote

  1. eruptionnoun

    Synonyms:
    outburst, outbreak, exanthema, rash, efflorescence

How to use eruption in a sentence?

  1. Setsuya Nakada:

    Even a large eruption on the island won't pose a risk to the Sendai plant.

  2. New Zealand-based volcanologist Shane Cronin:

    This is an eruption best witnessed from space, the large and explosive lateral spread of the eruption suggests that it was probably the biggest one since about the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines.

  3. Kenneth Creager:

    It’s difficult to tell how big an eruption might be. Knowing how much eruptible magma is down there may tell us.

  4. Andrew Schurer:

    The eruption injected a huge amount of sulphur dioxide into the stratosphere, which would have quickly spread across the world, oxidising to form sulphate aerosols, these volcanic aerosols reduce net shortwave radiation causing widespread, long lasting surface cooling. They also lead to a reduction in global rainfall, while wettening some dry regions and causing dynamic changes in the large-scale circulation of both ocean and atmosphere.

  5. Ivan Koulakov:

    At any moment, an eruption can occur.

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#9691absorption
#16380swallowing
#24857eruption
#101545engulfing
#139750engrossment
#263281irruption

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