upsurges
Rapid upward movements
Upsurges are sudden increases or swells, typically in intensity, quantity, or force.
The word suggests rapid upward movement: upsurges in violence, upsurges of emotion, upsurges in demand.
Political movements, economic indicators, and feelings all upsurge.
increase
Sharp rise or point
- riseMove to higher position
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- upturnImprovement in conditions
- upswingPeriod of increase
boom · swell · growth · expansion · proliferation · intensification · amplification · multiplication
spike
Sharp rise or point
- riseMove to higher position
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- upturnImprovement in conditions
upswing · boom · swell · growth · expansion · proliferation · intensification · amplification · multiplication · accumulation