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

With those shifts, more apartments and homes are needed in Connecticut even if the overall population is not skyrocketing. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

This, as Americans feel the pinch from the war with Iran and skyrocketing gas prices. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

The Van Dyke Cafe closed in 2014, driven out by skyrocketing rents and the arrival of corporate retail outlets. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

And Iowans here at home are struggling under the weight of skyrocketing gas, diesel, and fertilizer costs as this war continues to drive prices higher. — Marissa Payne, Des Moines Register, 16 Sep. 2026

Protesters are taking to the streets around the world to voice anger about skyrocketing fuel prices and rolling blackouts, as the now monthslong US war with Iran drives up the cost of energy globally. — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

The skyrocketing salaries following the post-COVID-19 flat-cap era were the hottest topic of conversation at the player tour, with every player weighing in. — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Feeling overwhelmed by the skyrocketing costs of Windows and Mac laptops? — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

The pandemic period sent gaming activity skyrocketing amid lockdown conditions. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026