Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ground_swell

2 senses of ground swell

Sense 1
ground swell -- (an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression; "there was a ground swell of antiwar sentiment")
       => transition -- (a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another)

Sense 2
ground swell, heavy swell -- (a broad and deep undulation of the ocean)
       => swell, crestless wave -- (the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea)