upsurge

upsurge
Synonyms and related words:
access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, addition, advance, aggrandizement, amplification, anabasis, appreciation, arise, ascend, ascension, ascent, augment, augmentation, ballooning, bloating, boom, boost, broadening, build, buildup, clamber, climb, climbing, come up, crescendo, curl upwards, development, edema, elevation, enlarge, enlargement, escalade, expand, expansion, extension, flood, fountain, gain, go up, greatening, grow up, growth, gush, gyring up, heighten, hike, increase, increment, inflation, jet, jump, leap, levitate, levitation, loom, mount, mounting, multiplication, multiply, productiveness, proliferation, raise, rear, rear up, rise, rise up, rising, rocketing up, saltation, shooting up, snowballing, soaring, spiral, spire, spout, spread, spring, spurt, stand up, surge, swarm up, sweep up, swelling, takeoff, taking off, tower, tumescence, up, upclimb, upcoming, updraft, upgang, upgo, upgoing, upgrade, upgrow, upgrowth, upheave, uphill, upleap, uplift, upping, uprisal, uprise, uprising, uprush, upshoot, upslope, upspin, upstream, upsurgence, upswarm, upsweep, upswing, uptrend, upturn, upwind, vault, wax, waxing, widening, zooming

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • upsurge — UK US /ˈʌpsɜːdʒ/ noun [C, usually singular] ► a sudden large increase in something: upsurge in sth »The recent upsurge in people working beyond the retirement age is due to the falling value of pension funds and savings …   Financial and business terms

  • upsurge — index advance (progression), boom (increase), boom (prosperity), inflate, inflation (increase …   Law dictionary

  • upsurge — 1928, from UP (Cf. up) + SURGE (Cf. surge) …   Etymology dictionary

  • upsurge — ► NOUN ▪ an increase …   English terms dictionary

  • upsurge — [up sʉrj′; ] for n. [ up′sʉrj΄] vi. upsurged, upsurging to surge up n. a surge upward …   English World dictionary

  • upsurge — up|surge [ˈʌpsə:dʒ US sə:rdʒ] n 1.) a sudden increase upsurge in ▪ There was an upsurge in violence during June and July. 2.) a sudden strong feeling upsurge of ▪ There was a genuine upsurge of religious feeling …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • upsurge — [[t]ʌ̱psɜː(r)ʤ[/t]] N SING: oft N in/of n If there is an upsurge in something, there is a sudden, large increase in it. [FORMAL] ...the upsurge in oil prices... Saudi bankers say there s been an upsurge of business confidence since the end of the …   English dictionary

  • upsurge — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dramatic, great, huge, massive (esp. BrE) ▪ sudden ▪ recent PREPOSITION ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • upsurge — up|surge [ ʌp,sɜrdʒ ] noun singular upsurge in/of a sudden increase in something: an upsurge in crime/violence/popularity …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • upsurge — noun (C) 1 a sudden increase (+ in): There s been an upsurge in complaints about the police. 2 sudden strong feelings (+ of): Adolescence is marked by an upsurge of sexual feeling …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • upsurge — UK [ˈʌpˌsɜː(r)dʒ] / US [ˈʌpˌsɜrdʒ] noun [singular] a sudden increase in something upsurge in/of: an upsurge in crime/violence/popularity …   English dictionary

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