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burst forth

VERB

break out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appear arise begin commence erupt explode occur set in start

WEAK

spring up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

complete conclude die end finish stop

VERB

bud

Synonyms

STRONG

burgeon develop grow pullulate shoot

Antonyms

STRONG

decrease halt

WEAK

die shrink waste wither

VERB

grow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance age become breed build come cultivate develop expand flourish gain increase mature multiply produce raise rise spread sprout swell thrive turn widen

STRONG

abound amplify arise augment burgeon dilate enlarge extend germinate heighten issue luxuriate maturate mount originate propagate pullulate ripen shoot stem stretch thicken vegetate wax

WEAK

branch out come to be fill out get bigger get taller pop up spring up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease compress contract decline decrease demolish destroy diminish drop fail halt ignore languish lessen lose lower narrow neglect raze recede reduce repress retreat ruin shrink stop

STRONG

abridge condense curtail hold keep shorten

WEAK

stunt

VERB

stretch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cover develop draw expand fill go grow lengthen open pull reach run span spread strain swell unfold widen

STRONG

amplify bridge crane distend inflate magnify make overlap pad prolong protract pyramid rack range recline repose tauten tighten unroll

WEAK

branch out drag out draw out lie out make taut make tense prolongate pull out shoot up spin out spread out spring up string out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abbreviate block cease close compress conceal concentrate contract decrease end exclude halt lessen narrow shorten shrink stop

STRONG

curtail deflate

Example Sentences

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Picturesque wind instruments suddenly burst forth as if a flock of birds were flying over the pyramids.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

An AFP reporter saw Friday the fire at Wang Fuk Court had weakened significantly, but sparks and thick smoke still occasionally burst forth from the structure.

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

"I felt like all the frustration that has built up inside me just burst forth," says 23-year-old Kim Saeyeon .

From BBC • May 31, 2025

“Every time I tried to treat one spot, a new one burst forth in its wake like some kind of nightmarish game of whack-a-mole,” she added.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2025

According to theories, they don’t always erupt explosively but sometimes burst forth in a vast, continuous outpouring–a flood–of molten rock, such as with the Deccan Traps in India sixty-five million years ago.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

burst forth

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