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shoot (up)

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Synonyms & Antonyms of shoot (up)

to rise abruptly and rapidly

gas prices shot up seemingly overnight

Synonyms for shoot (up)

rocket,
skyrocket,
soar,
zoom

Words Related to shoot (up)

accumulate,
appreciate,
balloon,
build up,
burgeon
(also bourgeon),
enlarge,
escalate,
expand,
increase,
mount,
multiply,
mushroom,
proliferate,
snowball,
swell,
wax

crest,
peak,
surge

heighten,
intensify

Near Antonyms for shoot (up)

collapse,
fall

contract,
decrease,
diminish,
drop,
lessen,
wane

Antonyms for shoot (up)

nose-dive,
plummet,
plunge,
slump,
tumble

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shoot (up)

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“Shoot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoot%20%28up%29. Accessed 6 Oct. 2022.

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The first known use of shoot (up) was in 1890

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