upswell
Sudden upward movement
Upswell describes a rising or swelling upward, whether literal or figurative.
Water upswells from ocean depths; emotions upswell in the chest.
As a noun, an upswell is such a rising movement or surge: an upswell of public support, an upswell of grief.
The word suggests something welling up from below rather than arriving from outside.
Sudden powerful increase
- groundswellGrowing public sentiment
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- movementChange in position
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
crescendo · intensification · acceleration · gathering · rising · mounting · escalation · amplification
Sudden powerful increase
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- outpouringCopious, spontaneous release
- groundswellGrowing public sentiment
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
passion · enthusiasm · excitement · ardor · zeal · intensity · sentiment · feeling
Sudden powerful increase
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- crestHighest point or tuft
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- tideOcean's cyclical swell
rising · overflow · inundation · deluge · torrent · gush · outpouring · cascade
Sudden powerful increase
- burgeoningExpanding or developing rapidly
- floweringProducing reproductive structures
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
expansion · flourishing · sprouting · germination · maturation · unfolding · blossoming · development
surge
Sudden powerful increase
- groundswellGrowing public sentiment
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- movementChange in position
buildup · crescendo · intensification · acceleration · gathering · rising · mounting · escalation · amplification · force
surge
Sudden powerful increase
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- outpouringCopious, spontaneous release
- groundswellGrowing public sentiment
fervor · passion · enthusiasm · excitement · ardor · zeal · intensity · sentiment · feeling · compassion
surge
Sudden powerful increase
tide · rising · overflow · inundation · deluge · torrent · gush · outpouring · cascade · floodwaters
surge
Sudden powerful increase
- burgeoningExpanding or developing rapidly
- floweringProducing reproductive structures
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
proliferation · expansion · flourishing · sprouting · germination · maturation · unfolding · blossoming · development · emergence