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

Dig deeper The fight over Proposition 45 comes as California struggles to build enough housing to meet demand, causing prices to skyrocket. — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

The price of computers and smartphones would skyrocket as electronic manufacturers idled their factories. — Dan Blumenthal, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

While oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz have largely recovered, the cost to get that crude out has skyrocketed because of expensive and inefficient workarounds being used. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Months later, a Reddit post linked to it, page views skyrocketed from 8,000 to more than a million and Hollywood came calling. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2026