ROCKET Synonyms: 142 Similar and Opposite Words

rocket

verb

Definition of rocket

as in to race

to proceed or move quickly the startled cat rocketed out of the room

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as in to soar

to rise abruptly and rapidly the child actor rocketed to stardom at the age of eight

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Recent Examples of rocket Wilson took the kick, rocketing her shot to Morché’s left to give Portland a 2-0 lead in the 28th minute. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026 Viewing to anime on Netflix has rocketed at almost 10 times the rate of the streamer’s total viewing numbers over the past three years. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026 Diesel, which is used in manufacturing, shipping and transportation, and can have an outsized role in producer and consumer prices, has rocketed 59% higher in that same time frame. — Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 By 2024, the team brought $36 million in revenues and the club’s valuation rocketed to $182 million. — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rocket

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The bet runs against the massive investment pouring into AI infrastructure, as technology companies race to secure the computing power needed to develop and run increasingly advanced AI models.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Streets follows an East LA street racing crew thrust into a dangerous, high-stakes hunt across Southern California, where every turn presents a new clue and a potential disaster.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of race

Verb

Step inside the airy (and delightfully air-conditioned) lobby and Al Mandhar lounge unfurls beyond two soaring areca palms, with check-in desks tucked discreetly down a side corridor that leads to the hotel's shopping boutique and lagoon.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The Bouquet fire grows in Angeles National Forest The fire is blazing amid soaring heat across Southern California that has sent temperatures 15 to 20 degrees above normal.

— Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of soar

Verb

Content creator Leah Victoria has turned the recipes she's known for online @leahscucina into a new cookbook full of recipes for busy parents, at-home cooks and anyone looking to speed up their dinner routine.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Sometimes that’s true, especially now that AI can speed up prototyping and development.

— Malte Kramer, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of speed

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Over the next three years, Movistar Plus plans to increase its annual output of Spanish originals from eight to 16 series, alongside another 10 titles through co-production and rights acquisition agreements.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
The GroundBreaker 1 selection comes as the Department of War places increasing emphasis on rapidly fielding autonomous and robotic systems capable of operating alongside warfighters.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of increase

Verb

With his ring powered up, John flies over and drops off a bag of money as restitution to the waitress Maggie (Hannah Christine Shetler) who lost her family in the Manhunter attack.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
The system is designed to provide short-range protection against drones, helicopters and low-flying aircraft, adding an air-defense layer alongside NMESIS’ anti-ship capability.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of fly

Verb

The story follows Emily, an American woman who travels with Simon, her Chinese Malaysian husband, and their son Louis to spend the summer at his family’s mansion.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Many of the units come with full kitchens and have one or two bedrooms making it ideally for families or those traveling in a group.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of travel

Verb

The reason for that is the unquenching market need for solid factual projects that can both be popular on linear channels and drive older viewers to streaming services.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
The urgency of their push comes as major European companies undergo huge job losses — Volkswagen plans to cut 100,000 workers — which experts have said could drive political upheaval.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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