Synonyms for surge
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Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 6 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. rush, spate, surge, upsurge(noun)

   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, upsurge(noun)

   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, surge(verb)

   a large sea wave

   Synonyms:
   spate, billow, upsurge, rush

4. billow, surge, heave(verb)

   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, zoom(verb)

   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, surge(verb)

   rise or move forward

   "surging waves"

   Synonyms:
   tide, soar upwards, soar up, heave, zoom, scend, billow, soar

7. scend, surge(verb)

   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. surge(verb)

   see one's performance improve

   "He levelled the score and then surged ahead"

   Synonyms:
   soar upwards, heave, soar up, tide, zoom, scend, billow, soar

Wiktionary(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. surge(noun)

   Synonyms:
   inrush

2. surge(noun)

   To rush, flood, or increase suddenly.

   Toaster sales surged last year.

   Synonyms:
   inrush

3. surge(noun)

   To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly.

   A ship surges forwards, sways sideways and heaves up.

   Synonyms:
   inrush

4. surge(noun)

   To slack off a line.

   A power surge at that generator created a blackout across the whole district.

   Synonyms:
   inrush

5. surge(noun)

   The swell or heave of the sea. (FM 55-501).

   Synonyms:
   inrush

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. surge(n.)

   Synonyms:
   wave, billow, breaker

2. surge(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   swell, rise high

3. surge(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   (Naut.) slip back

4. surge(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   (Naut.) slack up suddenly (as a rope round a pin), let go

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "surge":

   wave, increase, rise, upsurge, reflux, boom, outbreak, disposer, rises, leap, resurgence, influx

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1. List of known nicknames for "Surge":

   S. Bratch

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1. Alexander Pama:

   We will possibly raise a public storm alert in the capital Manila and suspend sea travel and fishing due to storm surge and up to 4-metre high waves at the open sea.

2. Anuj Somany:

   The less the ordinary people fear, the more they are made to hear through all channels about the spike and surge in virus cases to instill apprehension in their minds via manipulation and stricter rules are imposed to not let them come near and compulsorily wear masks over their mouths. It is a clear conspiracy.

3. Nish Lathia:

   We have seen an incredible surge in applications from providers to be part of the platform since our launch and that's what has allowed us to expand so rapidly, our plan is to add more services and locations.

4. Peter Antall:

   This has created an enormous increase in our volume and the demand just keeps climbing, nationally, usage of our platform is up over 400 percent and is even greater in certain geographies where infections are surging. In these areas, we have seen has usage surge by 650 percent or more in mere days.

5. The National Hurricane Center:

   This is a life-threatening situation, persons located within these( storm surge warning) areas should take all necessary actions to protect life and property from rising water and the potential for other dangerous conditions.

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