Synonyms of skyrocket

skyrocket

verb

as in to soar

to rise abruptly and rapidly

the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soar
• increase
• rocket
• surge
• shoot (up)
• peak
• swell
• proliferate
• escalate
• intensify
• multiply
• zoom
• expand
• accumulate
• balloon
• enlarge
• mount
• snowball
• heighten
• mushroom
• appreciate
• wax
• build up
• burgeon
• crest

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plummet
• plunge
• fall
• tumble
• slump
• collapse
• decrease
• nose-dive
• diminish
• lessen
• drop
• wane
• contract

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of skyrocket

These are some of the ways Americans are coping with the higher costs of living, from skyrocketing rents to grocery bills that seem to grow with each trip. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 20 July 2026

Prices for memory chips have skyrocketed in recent months as supply has failed to keep up with demand stemming from the AI boom. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 19 July 2026

Sales of the devices skyrocketed nationwide during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. — Madison Smalstig july 18, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026

But now, with the World Cup final looming, Monfort said, interest in his photos has skyrocketed. — Joseph Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026