All outbreak synonyms

noun outbreak

• irruption — a breaking or bursting in; a violent incursion or invasion.
• mutiny — revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, especially by sailors against their officers.
• outpouring — outpouring.
• paroxysm — any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion: paroxysms of rage.
• rebellion — open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler.
• revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
• roar — a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person: the roar of a lion.
• sally — a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
• sortie — a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
• spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
• spurt — to gush or issue suddenly in a stream or jet, as a liquid; spout.
• thunder — a loud, explosive, resounding noise produced by the explosive expansion of air heated by a lightning discharge.
• tumult — violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar: The tumult reached its height during the premier's speech.
• volley — the simultaneous discharge of a number of missiles or firearms.
• gushing — to flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement: Water gushed from the broken pipe.
• rending — to separate into parts with force or violence: The storm rent the ship to pieces.
• eruption — An act or instance of erupting.
• outburst — a sudden and violent release or outpouring: an outburst of tears.
• epidemic — A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
• occurrence — the action, fact, or instance of occurring.
• rash — acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration.
• spate — a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring: a spate of angry words.
• plague — French La Peste. a novel (1947) by Albert Camus.
• 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.
• crash — A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
• disruption — forcible separation or division into parts.
• explosion — A violent and destructive shattering or blowing apart of something, as is caused by a bomb.
• flare-up — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
• onset — a beginning or start: the onset of winter.
• storm — Theodore Woldsen [tey-aw-dawr vawlt-suh n] /ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr ˈvɔlt sən/ (Show IPA), 1817–88, German poet and novelist.
• surge — a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep: the onward surge of an angry mob.
• uprising — an act of rising up.
• beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
• blowup — an explosion
• brawl — A brawl is a rough or violent fight.
• break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
• breaking — (in Old English, Old Norse, etc) the change of a vowel into a diphthong
• commencement — The commencement of something is its beginning.
• commotion — A commotion is a lot of noise, confusion, and excitement.
• convulsion — If someone has convulsions, they suffer uncontrollable movements of their muscles.
• crack — If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
• dawn — Dawn is the time of day when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises.
• detonation — A detonation is a large or powerful explosion.
• discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
• disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
• ebullition — a seething or overflowing, as of passion or feeling; outburst.
• effervescence — to give off bubbles of gas, as fermenting liquors.
• fit — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
• flash — a precedence code for handling messages about initial enemy contact or operational combat messages of extreme urgency within the U.S. military.
• fury — unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like: The gods unleashed their fury on the offending mortal.