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 cost of attending the event has skyrocketed in recent years with resale sites that have no cap on prices. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Positano’s popularity has, unsurprisingly, skyrocketed in recent years. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026

This year, after Congress failed to extend pandemic-era subsidies, premiums skyrocketed for many ACA plans. — Olivia Aldridge, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026

The renewal news came after season 1 skyrocketed and ranked in the top four series premieres globally in HBO Max history, per the streamer. — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 22 Aug. 2026

Then Torres scored the winning goal for Spain against Argentina in July’s World Cup final and his profile skyrocketed. — James McNicholas, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Indeed, market trends indicate that the interest in vintage flip phones has skyrocketed over the past year, beating out foldable phones at a significant rate. — Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

What started as a 10% minimum duty on Chinese goods skyrocketed to well over 100%. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

At 60%, the rate of A grades in the 2024 to 2025 academic year had skyrocketed from about a quarter two decades earlier. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026