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. Drew Holden:

   CNN earning an award for coverage of the coronavirus outbreak, despite getting it wrong on masks, the lab leak hypothesis, transmission of the virus and more? ‘Nightline’ winning an award for the kidnapping plot of Governor Whitmer, which we’ve since come to find out involved more FBI agents and informants than actual perpetrators? You’ve got story after story listed for awards that not only got material facts wrong but for which other outlets did a far better job of getting the truth.

2. Anthony Fauci:

   But you ignored the fact that they accomplished theirs at the beginning of the outbreak, while we treaded water during February and March.

3. Hunter Biden:

   Nancy Pelosi used to be pretty anti-Chinese Communist Party early in her career, and then her husband and son started seeking deals in Beijing, nancy Pelosi's family has done a lot of business in China since the COVID outbreak.

4. Michael Phillips:

   While we can expect to see occasional cases in parts of America, it’s highly unlikely that there would be a wide-scale outbreak, as long as you’re not mucking around where you might come up against mice and fleas, you don’t have to worry.

5. Jeff Kingston:

   The recent outbreak has been a stress-test for bilateral relations, so taking what is anxiety-inducing and turning it around was clever, that poem is trying to get people to listen to the better part of themselves.