Synonyms of skyrocket

skyrocket

verb

as in to soar

to rise abruptly and rapidly

the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soar
• increase
• rocket
• surge
• shoot (up)
• peak
• swell
• proliferate
• escalate
• intensify
• multiply
• zoom
• expand
• accumulate
• balloon
• enlarge
• mount
• snowball
• heighten
• mushroom
• appreciate
• wax
• build up
• burgeon
• crest

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plummet
• plunge
• fall
• tumble
• slump
• collapse
• decrease
• nose-dive
• diminish
• lessen
• drop
• wane
• contract

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of skyrocket

The number of Americans who report having six or more close friends has plunged by 50% this century, and the number of people reporting no close friends has skyrocketed by 400% over that same time period. — Ken Stern, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, Talarico is barnstorming the state, slamming Republicans mostly on kitchen table issues like stubborn inflation and the price of gas that has skyrocketed due to Trump’s war with Iran. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026

Nvidia jolted investors on Wednesday with a projection that its revenue would skyrocket by 70% next fiscal year and said demand for its AI chips is growing at 100%, prompting an after-hours stock rally. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

It’s also given way to the fur baby movement — a group that’s emerged as more Americans delay having kids or nix them altogether due to the skyrocketing costs of parenting. — Mimi Montgomery, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026