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

In-person parking ticket dispute hearings skyrocketed in Denver County Court after the online process was eliminated, jumping from 28 in the four months before the change to 464 in the four months afterwards. — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2026

Professors, graduate students and staff who use the UCLA facilities say they are frustrated by the few options available in the Westside area and the skyrocketing cost of child care. — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

However, in 1998, Travis Barker replaced Raynor as the drummer, and the band quickly started to skyrocket to fame after releasing their best-selling 1999 album, Enema of the State. — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026

But during the Great Recession, declining state investment caused tuition to skyrocket. — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026