Boost
Boost noun - An act or instance of helping.
Eclipse
Eclipse noun - A change to a lower state or level.
Usage example: the eclipse of the town from a grand seaside resort to a tacky tourist trap
How words are described
| full | full boost | full eclipse |
| special | special boost | special eclipse |
| brief | brief boost | brief eclipse |
| total | total boost | total eclipse |
| Other adjectives: powerful, real, potential, new, permanent, extra, greatest, sudden, magical, triple. | ||
Common collocations
| character | boost character | eclipse character |
| power | boost power | eclipse power |
| performance | boost performance | eclipse performance |
| score | boost score | eclipse score |
| Other words: popularity, sales. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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If a single person activates both of those effects, they combine to form the awesome-looking 'Eclipse Crown', granting both bonuses with an added boost.
Source: Total Eclipse of the Plot -
Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: After Hun Dun receives a power boost from the eclipse, he transforms into a giant worm monster that easily oversizes the rest of the cast.
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Selina gets Tom James as her new VP, pushing him hard as popular and loveable to the voters in order to boost her own ticket...only to have his popularity eclipse Selina's to the point where people will take him as President over her.
Source: Series / Veep
Cite this Source
Eclipse and Boost. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/boost/eclipse
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Eclipse or Boost. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/boost/eclipse.
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