All eruption synonyms

noun eruption

• outbreak — a sudden breaking out or occurrence; eruption: the outbreak of war.
• flare-up — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
• outburst — a sudden and violent release or outpouring: an outburst of tears.
• upsurge — to surge up; increase; rise: Water upsurged. Crime upsurged.
• epidemic — A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
• wave — a member of the Waves.
• discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
• emission — The production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation.
• ejection — The action of forcing or throwing something out; emission.
• blast — A blast is a big explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
• breakout — If there has been a break-out, someone has escaped from prison.
• burst — If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out.
• access — If you have access to a building or other place, you are able or allowed to go into it.
• flow — to move along in a stream: The river flowed slowly to the sea.
• gust — Archaic. flavor or taste.
• sally — a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.