surged
Rushed forward suddenly
Surged is the past tense of surge, meaning to move forward in a sudden powerful wave or rush.
Water surges through a broken dam; crowds surge toward exits; electricity surges through power lines.
The word often describes rapid increases: Stock prices surged after the announcement.
Emotions surge too—anger, hope, adrenaline rising suddenly and forcefully.
Flew or rose dramatically
- skyrocketedRose sharply and suddenly
- spikedSecretly added alcohol
- jumpedMoved by springing
- roseStood up, or fragrant bloom
climbed · escalated · swelled · ballooned · intensified · amplified · multiplied · expanded
Done with excessive speed
- floodedCovered with water
- pouredMade liquid flow out
- streamedFlowed steadily forth
- sweptCleaned with bristles
charged · stampeded · swarmed · flocked · crowded · mobbed · inundated · overwhelmed
Rose and overflowed
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- floodedCovered with water
- rushedDone with excessive speed
- coursedMoved swiftly along
swelled · swept · gripped · overcame · filled · seized · engulfed · consumed
Increased in volume
- crestedBearing a head tuft
- rolledRotated or turned over
- washedCleaned with water
- crashedSuddenly failed or slept
broke · churned · roiled · billowed · heaved · rose · foamed · thundered
Secretly added alcohol
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- fluctuatedVaried irregularly
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
current · electrical · blackout · outage · brownout · transformer · circuit · megawatt
soared
Flew or rose dramatically
- skyrocketedRose sharply and suddenly
- spikedSecretly added alcohol
- jumpedMoved by springing
rose · climbed · escalated · swelled · ballooned · intensified · amplified · multiplied · expanded · proliferated
rushed
Done with excessive speed
swept · charged · stampeded · swarmed · flocked · crowded · mobbed · inundated · overwhelmed · cascaded
welled
Rose and overflowed
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- floodedCovered with water
- rushedDone with excessive speed
coursed · swelled · swept · gripped · overcame · filled · seized · engulfed · consumed · stirred
swelled
Increased in volume
crashed · broke · churned · roiled · billowed · heaved · rose · foamed · thundered · pounded
spiked
Secretly added alcohol
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- fluctuatedVaried irregularly
- voltageElectrical potential difference
grid · current · electrical · blackout · outage · brownout · transformer · circuit · megawatt · kilowatt
- intensifiedamplified, boosted, enhanced, heightened, increased
- pressed onpressed on, pushed on, persisted, persevered, continued
- power surgeAbrupt voltage increase
- storm surgeWind-driven coastal flooding
- surge protectorElectrical overflow shield
- surge pricingRates rising with demand
- energy surgeSudden increase in power
- crowd surgeDangerous collective movement
surge, insurgent, surging, upsurge, resurgence, surges, resurgent, insurgence, resurge