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Definitions

burst out

VERB

blaze

Synonyms

STRONGEST

explode flare flash flicker gleam glow illuminate radiate shimmer shine sparkle

STRONG

beam coruscate fire flame glare illumine incandesce jet light scintillate

WEAK

fulgurate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

darken dull

VERB

break

Synonyms

STRONGEST

emerge happen

STRONG

appear befall betide chance develop erupt occur transpire

WEAK

come forth come off come to pass

VERB

break out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart flee leave

WEAK

abscond bolt break loose bust out get free

Antonyms

STRONGEST

come continue stay wait

VERB

escape

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avoid depart disappear dodge elude emerge evade flee fly leave run slip slip away vanish

STRONG

abscond bolt circumvent decamp desert double duck elope pass shun skip

WEAK

bail out cut and run cut loose duck out fly the coop get away with get off go scot-free make getaway make off make oneself scarce play hooky run away run off run out on steal away take a powder take flight take on the lam work out of wriggle out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

appear arrive come confront continue encounter face meet stand stay take on wait walk

STRONG

accept aid assist help

WEAK

capture remain

VERB

exclaim

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assert blurt call out proclaim shout utter yell

STRONG

bellow call cry declare emit figure holler roar state vociferate yawp

WEAK

call aloud cry out rend the air say loudly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal hide

STRONG

refrain

WEAK

be quiet

VERB

lam

Synonyms

STRONG

abscond avoid blow bolt circumvent decamp depart desert disappear dodge double duck elope elude emerge evade flee fly leave pass run shun skip vanish

WEAK

bail out break out cut and run cut loose duck out fly the coop get away get away with get off give someone the slip go scot-free make a getaway make getaway make off make oneself scarce play hooky run away run off run out on slip away steal away take a powder take flight take it on the lam take on the lam work out of wriggle out

Antonyms

STRONG

accept aid appear arrive assist come come in confront continue encounter face help meet remain stand stay stop take on wait walk

Example Sentences

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In a 2011 interview, Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk burst out laughing when asked about an EV that BYD hoped to bring to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

However, the series didn’t burst out of the gate as the juggernaut hit it would become.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Brunning, who burst out crying as she was told she faced a "substantial" jail term, is due to be sentenced in April.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

The world number four burst out the blocks again with another early break in the second set and was largely untroubled until a marathon sixth game.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

It feels like there’s a skyscraper pushing into my chest and my heart is going to burst out of me and seven death metal bands are screeching at the same time inside my head.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

burst out

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