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intensify
To become intense or more intense:
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  1. To become intense or more intense:
  2. To increase the contrast of (a photographic image).
  3. (Intransitive) To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy.
seethe
To boil (something).
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  1. To boil (something).
  2. To be violently excited or agitated:
  3. To be violently agitated or disturbed
flame
(Now Rare) To burn or heat with flame
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  1. (Now Rare) To burn or heat with flame
  2. To light up with color as if blazing; grow red or hot
  3. To burn with a blaze of light; burst into flame
blaze
To shine or be resplendent with:
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  1. To shine or be resplendent with:
  2. To give off a strong, vivid light; shine very brightly; glare
  3. To burn with a bright flame.
glow
To show brilliant, conspicuous colors; be bright
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  1. To show brilliant, conspicuous colors; be bright
  2. To have a bright, warm, usually reddish color:
  3. To gleam; flash; light up
erupt
To cause to burst forth; throw forth; eject
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  1. To cause to burst forth; throw forth; eject
  2. To break through the gums and become visible
  3. To develop suddenly:
break out
(Idiomatic) to bring out, use, or present
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  1. (Idiomatic) to bring out, use, or present
  2. To separate from a bundle
  3. (Intransitive) To begin suddenly; to emerge in a certain condition.
blaze
Any very bright, often hot, light or glare
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  1. Any very bright, often hot, light or glare
  2. A brilliant mass or burst of flame; strongly burning fire
  3. A destructive fire.
conflagration
A large destructive fire.
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  1. A large destructive fire.
  2. A big, destructive fire
fire
The discharge of firearms or artillery:
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  1. The discharge of firearms or artillery:
  2. Burning intensity of feeling; ardor or enthusiasm:
  3. A burning fuel:
flame
The zone of burning gases and fine suspended matter associated with rapid combustion; a hot, glowing mass of burning gas or vapor.
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  1. The zone of burning gases and fine suspended matter associated with rapid combustion; a hot, glowing mass of burning gas or vapor.
  2. The burning gas or vapor of a fire, seen as a flickering light of various colors; blaze
  3. A tongue of light rising from a fire
access
The ability or right to approach, enter, exit, communicate with, or make use of:
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  1. The ability or right to approach, enter, exit, communicate with, or make use of:
  2. A means of approaching, entering, exiting, communicating with, or making use of:
  3. An outburst or onset:
blowup
An enlarged photograph
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  1. An enlarged photograph
  2. An outburst of temper.
  3. (Informal) An angry or hysterical outburst
burst
The result of bursting, especially the explosion of a projectile or bomb on impact or in the air.
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  1. The result of bursting, especially the explosion of a projectile or bomb on impact or in the air.
  2. The result of a bursting; break; rupture
  3. A volley of bullets fired from an automatic weapon:
eruption
The release of gas, ash, molten materials, or hot water into the atmosphere or onto the Earth's surface from a volcano or other opening in the Earth's surface.
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  1. The release of gas, ash, molten materials, or hot water into the atmosphere or onto the Earth's surface from a volcano or other opening in the Earth's surface.
  2. The act or process of erupting.
  3. A sudden, often violent outburst.
explosion
A sudden, often vehement outburst:
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  1. A sudden, often vehement outburst:
  2. The loud, sharp sound made as a result of either of these actions.
  3. A sudden, great increase:
fit
A sharp, brief display of feeling
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  1. A sharp, brief display of feeling
  2. The state, quality, or way of being fitted:
  3. A sudden, involuntary mental experience:
gust
A sudden burst of rain, smoke, fire, sound, etc.
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  1. A sudden burst of rain, smoke, fire, sound, etc.
  2. An outburst of laughter, rage, etc.
  3. Personal taste or inclination; liking.
outbreak
A sudden eruption; an outburst:
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  1. A sudden eruption; an outburst:
  2. A breaking out; sudden occurrence, as of disease or war
  3. A sudden increase:
outburst
A sudden, violent expression of emotion or activity
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  1. A sudden, violent expression of emotion or activity
  2. A sudden, violent display, as of activity or emotion:
  3. A sudden release, as of feeling, energy, noise, etc.
Find another word for flare-up. In this page you can discover 31 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for flare-up, like: intensify, lose-one-s-temper, seethe, flare out, blow up, flame, blaze, glow, erupt, break out and rage.

Sentence Examples

  • The whole flare-up lasts about seven to ten days.

  • One is intermittent treatment, which involves the physician prescribing an antiviral drug to keep on hand in case an individual has a flare-up.

  • I told Betsy about the flare up between Quinn and Martha before Quinn decided to go to Santa Barbara alone.

  • Excessive sweating or being in a humid climate can cause acne to flare up.

  • asthma symptoms may flare up from time to time.

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