Synonyms of skyrocketing

skyrocketing

verb

present participle of skyrocket

as in soaring

to rise abruptly and rapidly

the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soaring
• increasing
• surging
• rocketing
• shooting (up)
• peaking
• swelling
• escalating
• proliferating
• ballooning
• intensifying
• mushrooming
• zooming
• mounting
• multiplying
• burgeoning
• expanding
• accumulating
• snowballing
• enlarging
• waxing
• heightening
• cresting
• appreciating
• building up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plummeting
• plunging
• tumbling
• falling
• slumping
• collapsing
• decreasing
• nose-diving
• diminishing
• dropping
• waning
• contracting
• lessening

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of skyrocketing

Many agree that the surge in data centers, not Illinois clean energy law, is the primary cause of skyrocketing power prices across power grid operator PJM’s 13-state footprint. — Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Legacy plane-maker Boeing took a stake in Archer, sending the startup’s shares skyrocketing 12%. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026

Named for 19th-century economist William Stanley Jevons, the phenomenon originally referred to his observation of coal consumption skyrocketing in 1865, despite the Watt steam engine making coal use more efficient. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Legislative leaders explicitly ruled out any discussion about skyrocketing energy costs and an economic crisis leaving our state with the second-worst economy in the nation, per CNBC. — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026

With skyrocketing costs and expensive credit (not to mention other factors) driving up prices across the board, shoppers are desperate for options that won’t break the bank. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 5 Aug. 2026

The inaugural jet was handed over to Les Goldberg, CEO of Entertainment Technology Partners, in 2022, with the model skyrocketing in popularity in the subsequent years. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026

With colleges forced to now pay players in all sports due to NIL (name, image, likeness) agreements, costs are rapidly skyrocketing – as seen in the record payouts this month. — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

But this Amazon deal cuts a cool $500 off and alleviates the skyrocketing prices for just a little while. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026