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

As the number of Letterboxd accounts has skyrocketed over the past few years, navigating the platform has become a bumpier experience for users. — J. Kim Murphy, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026

There are certainly some areas — like in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio and other states covered by grid operator PJM — where data centers have skyrocketed demand, pushing some costs onto residential customers. — Shannon Osaka, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026

From star lender to seized bank Ueno Bank, which skyrocketed from an obscure finance company to a household name in less than five years, claimed more than 60% of Paraguay’s adults as customers. — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

The skyrocketing cost of living in France is one of the factors driving this wave of protests as anxieties around low wages, high prices and the state of public services explode onto the streets. — Soph Warnes, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026