Synonyms of rocketed

rocketed

verb

past tense of rocket

1

as in sped

to proceed or move quickly

the startled cat rocketed out of the room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sped
• raced
• flew
• drove
• trotted
• scurried
• rushed
• traveled
• jumped
• hurried
• zipped
• chased
• ran
• buzzed
• scooted
• darted
• blew
• stepped
• blasted
• dashed
• zoomed
• rammed
• scuttled
• bolted
• hurtled
• tore
• ripped
• hurled
• blazed
• whirled
• hustled
• bowled
• careened
• whisked
• breezed
• jogged
• hastened
• careered
• rustled
• motored
• barreled
• shot
• pelted
• galloped
• bustled
• humped
• coursed
• nipped
• bundled
• jetted
• cracked (on)
• belted
• bombed
• beat it
• hied
• highballed
• cannonballed
• flitted
• sprinted
• hared
• stepped on it
• scampered
• hotfooted (it)
• made tracks
• shook a leg
• accelerated
• whizzed
• scudded
• streaked
• stampeded
• got a move on
• scuffled
• overtook
• outpaced
• beetled
• outstripped
• quickened
• outran
• stepped out
• arrowed
• caught up
• beelined
• fast-forwarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crept
• crawled
• dragged
• poked
• lingered
• lagged
• poked
• hung (around or out)
• strolled
• sauntered
• loitered
• shuffled
• ambled
• lumbered
• dallied
• tarried
• plodded
• dawdled
• decelerated
• slowed (down or up)
• dillydallied

2

as in soared

to rise abruptly and rapidly

the child actor rocketed to stardom at the age of eight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soared
• surged
• skyrocketed
• increased
• peaked
• shot (up)
• zoomed
• swelled
• ballooned
• proliferated
• mushroomed
• intensified
• escalated
• mounted
• multiplied
• crested
• snowballed
• accumulated
• waxed
• expanded
• enlarged
• burgeoned
• heightened
• appreciated
• built up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plunged
• plummeted
• tumbled
• fell
• slumped
• collapsed
• nose-dived
• decreased
• dropped
• diminished
• contracted
• waned
• lessened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rocketed

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

The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 631 points and the 2-year Treasury yield, the security most sensitive to Fed rate expectations, rocketed more than 7 basis points higher. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 16 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

Two newcomers were cast off teams that rocketed into contention without them. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

Jensen Huang, whose wealth has rocketed courtesy of his chipmaking company Nvidia, has been joined in billionaire rankings by members of his leadership team. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

His seminal memoir, Kitchen Confidential, which rocketed him to fame at 44, is, by his own admission, peppered with myth and hyperbole. — Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026

On July 7, a 1U CubeSat, just 10 centimeters (about 4 inches) on a side, was rocketed into space aboard SpaceX’s Transporter 17 mission. — Tereza Pultarova, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Aug. 2026