Need another word that means the same as “outbreak”? Find 25 synonyms and 30 related words for “outbreak” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Outbreak” are: eruption, irruption, flare-up, upsurge, outburst, epidemic, breakout, rash, wave, spate, flood, explosion, burst, blaze, flurry, start, beginning, onset, breaking out, opening, outset, day one, inception, dawn, genesis
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “outbreak” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| beginning | The first part or earliest stage of something. He left at the beginning of February. |
| blaze | A strong flame that burns brightly. Go to blazes he shouted. |
| breaking out | The act of breaking something. |
| breakout | A forcible escape, especially from prison. A breakout of hostilities. |
| burst | The act of exploding or bursting. The mortar bursts were further away than before. |
| dawn | The first light of day. We got up before dawn. |
| day one | An era of existence or influence. |
| epidemic | A sudden, widespread occurrence of an undesirable phenomenon. A flu epidemic. |
| eruption | A sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition. A sudden eruption of street violence. |
| explosion | The noise caused by an explosion. The explosion was heard a mile away. |
| flare-up | A sudden intense happening. |
| flood | The act of flooding filling to overflowing. A flood of requests. |
| flurry | A small swirling mass of something, especially snow or leaves, moved by sudden gusts of wind. There was a flurry of chicken feathers. |
| genesis | The origin or mode of formation of something. This tale had its genesis in fireside stories. |
| inception | An event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events. She has been on the board since its inception two years ago. |
| irruption | A sudden violent entrance; a bursting in. The recent irruption of bad manners. |
| onset | The beginning of something, especially something unpleasant. Early onset Alzheimer s disease. |
| opening | The act of opening something. They seem to have exploited fully the openings offered. |
| outburst | A sudden emission of energy or particles. A wild outburst of applause. |
| outset | The start or beginning of something. The project was flawed from the outset. |
| rash | A series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences. A rash of bank robberies. |
| spate | A large number of similar things coming in quick succession. A spate of attacks on holidaymakers. |
| start | The act of starting something. She awoke with a start. |
| upsurge | An upward surge in the strength or quantity of something; an increase. An upsurge of emotion. |
| wave | A shape regarded as resembling a breaking wave. Gulls and cormorants bobbed on the waves. |
| blast | Play or sound very loudly. It could turn out to be a real blast. |
| blight | A state or condition being blighted. The city s high rise social housing had become synonymous with urban blight. |
| burst | The act of exploding or bursting. One of the balloons burst. |
| canker | Infect with a canker. Cut out lesions on branches caused by canker. |
| cholera | An infectious and often fatal bacterial disease of the small intestine, typically contracted from infected water supplies and causing severe vomiting and diarrhoea. |
| crater | Form a crater in the ground or a planet. Using the rounded end of a rolling pin make craters over the surface of the cake. |
| demolition | An event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something. The demolition of the huge tower was quite a spectacle. |
| diphtheria | Acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing. |
| epidemic | Of the nature of an epidemic. An epidemic of violent crime. |
| epizootic | An outbreak of an epizootic disease. Epizootic diseases in domestic livestock. |
| eruption | (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed. The eruption of Vesuvius. |
| explode | Show (a belief or theory) to be false or unfounded. This is ludicrous she exploded. |
| explosive | A chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck. Stocks of explosives. |
| grenade | A small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile. |
| happen | Happen occur or be the case in the course of events or by chance Santayana. I happened on a street with a few modest restaurants. |
| hookworm | Infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body usually through the skin. |
| infect | Affect in a contagious way. Your children have infected you with this head cold. |
| infestation | The state of being invaded or overrun by parasites. Infestation with head lice is widespread. |
| lava | Rock that in its molten form as magma issues from volcanos lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface. Porphyritic lavas. |
| malaria | An intermittent and remittent fever caused by a protozoan parasite which invades the red blood cells and is transmitted by mosquitoes in many tropical and subtropical regions. |
| measles | A disease of pigs and other animals caused by the larvae of the human tapeworm. Women queue to have their children immunized against measles. |
| ordnance | Military supplies. Unexploded ordnance. |
| paroxysm | A sudden uncontrollable attack. A paroxysm of giggling. |
| pestilence | Any epidemic disease with a high death rate. She died of pestilence. |
| plague | A contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium typically with the formation of buboes bubonic plague and sometimes infection of the lungs pneumonic plague. Those children are a damn plague. |
| revolution | A dramatic and wide-reaching change in conditions, attitudes, or operation. The revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year. |
| transmission | Communication by means of transmitted signals. Transmission equipment. |
| typhoid | Serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration; caused by Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or water. |
| typhus | Rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever. |
| war | A legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply. A war on drugs. |
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