Outbreak
Outbreak noun - A sudden and usually temporary growth of activity.
Usage example: there was an immediate outbreak of paper shuffling and a pretense of work when the supervisor passed through the room
Rush and outbreak are semantically related. in conflict topic. In some cases you can use "Rush" instead a noun "Outbreak".
Nearby Word: outbreaking
Rush
Rush noun - Excited and often showy or disorderly speed.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| original | original outbreak | original rush |
| initial | initial outbreak | initial rush |
| entire | entire outbreak | entire rush |
| real | real outbreak | real rush |
| Other adjectives: massive, large, big, great, serious, huge, new, early, major, subsequent, last, occasional, sudden, resulting, ensuing, aforementioned, bigger, exponential. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Zerg Rush: How the Virals tend to attack, particularly during the initial outbreak.
Source: Literature / The Passage -
A promo for the cancelled Dead Rush had a reporter reporting on the current monster outbreak when her crew is attacked.
Source: Deadline News
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