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

Since then, the political landscape has only gotten worse for Republicans because of the unpopular Iran war that has led to skyrocketing gas prices. — Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026

The demand for renewable energy has been skyrocketing worldwide. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026

The Gardens at DePugh Nursing Center closed in December after almost 70 years due to skyrocketing costs and stagnant Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements. — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

Costs are going up for many reasons, from people utilizing more services to skyrocketing prices of prescription drugs and rapidly rising hospital prices, the reports say. — Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Amid skyrocketing measles cases, historic death counts, and dropping vaccination rates, public health messaging on the virus often emphasizes its potential harms. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026

The focus on the dark fleet is designed to address the skyrocketing cost of shipping. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

Many Palestinian citizens of Israel feel that their government has failed to address skyrocketing violent crime in Arab communities. — Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2026

Of course, balcony solar panels alone can’t solve skyrocketing utility bills or the climate crisis. — Liz Krueger, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026