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
• travelled
• trotted
• scurried
• drove
• speeded
• rushed
• traveled
• jumped
• hurried
• zipped
• chased
• ran
• buzzed
• scooted
• darted
• run
• stepped
• blew
• blasted
• dashed
• zoomed
• rammed
• scuttled
• hurtled
• bolted
• tore
• hurled
• ripped
• blazed
• hustled
• careened
• bowled
• whirled
• whisked
• breezed
• jogged
• hastened
• careered
• rustled
• motored
• barrelled
• barreled
• pelted
• shot
• bustled
• humped
• galloped
• coursed
• nipped
• jetted
• bundled
• cracked (on)
• belted
• bombed
• beat it
• hied
• highballed
• cannonballed
• flitted
• hared
• sprinted
• stepped on it
• scampered
• hotfooted (it)
• made tracks
• shook a leg
• whizzed
• accelerated
• scudded
• streaked
• got a move on
• stampeded
• scuffled
• overtook
• beetled
• outpaced
• 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
• hanged (around or out)
• 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)
• ballooned
• zoomed
• swelled
• mushroomed
• proliferated
• escalated
• intensified
• mounted
• snowballed
• multiplied
• crested
• burgeoned
• accumulated
• waxed
• expanded
• bourgeoned
• enlarged
• heightened
• appreciated
• built up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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