Synonyms of skyrocketed

skyrocketed

verb

past tense of skyrocket

as in soared

to rise abruptly and rapidly

the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soared
• increased
• surged
• rocketed
• peaked
• shot (up)
• swelled
• proliferated
• zoomed
• ballooned
• intensified
• escalated
• mushroomed
• multiplied
• expanded
• accumulated
• snowballed
• mounted
• enlarged
• waxed
• crested
• heightened
• built up
• appreciated
• burgeoned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of skyrocketed

The rise of loans at Americans’ fingertips Short-term financing has skyrocketed in popularity since the pandemic, when the emergence of these on-demand pay tools, as well as buy-now, pay-later apps aligned with increases in inflation. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

Stewart, who bought his home long before housing costs skyrocketed, now pays it forward. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Bending Spoons skyrocketed 41% after a new securities filing revealed that Berkshire Hathaway made a fresh $330 million investment into the company. — Cj Haddad, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Prices have skyrocketed over the years, while subscriptions have become increasingly limiting, requiring sign-ins, license activations, and active internet connections. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026

Oil flows have rebounded through that narrow waterway but the cost to get crude out of the Persian Gulf has now also skyrocketed, raising the cost of everything from gasoline and diesel to jet fuel. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Fire Chief Adam Loeser says the prices of life-saving equipment have skyrocketed. — Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Rents had skyrocketed, and there were Syrians living on the roof of a building across the alley from the Hotel Istanbul. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Costs skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, so the town had to use a bond issue to help pay the town’s share. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026