METEORIC Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

meteoric

adjective

Definition of meteoric

as in rapid

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as in volatile

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Recent Examples of meteoric For the first time in his meteoric rise through the NFL’s coaching ranks, Blough is the primary instructor. — David Aldridge, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 When Lefty first began making noise in the music industry, online critics scrutinized her background and the authenticity of her meteoric rise. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026 In the past decade, Rouy has had a meteoric rise, with Christie’s London setting his auction record at £162,540 ($195,619) in 2023. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Alex Eala continues her meteoric rise on and off the court, and is already receiving special treatment from Nike, her outfitting partner. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for meteoric

Recent Examples of Synonyms for meteoric

Adjective

How drone defense works One of the challenges the drone defense industry faces is keeping up with the rapid advancement in technology.

— Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
Kelly Rowland of Destiny’s Child told Rolling Stone recently that the group may face a lot of pressure due to their rapid ascent.

— William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of rapid

Adjective

For some investors, the volatile situation is leading to a more intent focus on core balance sheet metrics led by free cash flow, which measures the cash left over after expenses, interest, taxes and long-term investments.

— Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Goods would become more expensive and supply chains more volatile and prone to disruption.

— Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of volatile

Adjective

This dynamic exploded in 2021 with Beeple’s $69 million sale to the crypto financier Vignesh Sundaresan, also known as MetaKovan, at Christie’s.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
As agents continuously dispatch tasks and process dynamic data streams, the importance of central processing units, or CPUs, is rising rapidly.

— , CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of dynamic

Adjective

Digging into the character was all the more challenging for both Pitt and Ayer given the compressed pre-production schedule and swift shoot, which required them to hit the ground running.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026
The Taliban’s return to power was swift, though preventing it had ostensibly been the entire point of the decades-long occupation, the bombs, the hundreds of thousands of lives lost.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of swift

Adjective

An employee at one public hospital said there are shortages of key specialized psychiatric medicines to treat bipolar disorders and acute psychosis, and more common medications for anxiety and panic disorders.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
These shocks are even more acute outside the United States, which is the world’s largest energy producer.

— Greg Pollock, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of acute

Adjective

The Australian pop star had a whirlwind couple of years on the road and on TV.

— Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
One of the most challenging blind spots in modern leadership is learning how to guide our own internal systems through whirlwind revolutions, life transitions and change.

— Patrick Murphy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of whirlwind

Adjective

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov indicated Monday that the chances of making speedy headway on forging a peace settlement were bleak after recent Ukrainian attacks, including during recent parliamentary elections in Russia.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
But the speedy Caballero has gotten some starts at third even when righties are opposing the Yankees lately, so that might be a moot point.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026