SOAR Synonyms: 130 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈsȯr

Definition of soar

as in to rise

to move or extend upward the Eiffel Tower soaring into the skies above Paris

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as in to fly

to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings bats soaring and swooping through the night air

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as in to increase

to rise abruptly and rapidly gas prices soared overnight because of the shortage

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soar

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noun

as in climb

the act or an instance of rising or climbing up the soar of the space shuttle never fails to inspire

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Recent Examples of soar

Verb

An adaptation of the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz followed, with a tornado recreated inside the venue, and flying moneys soaring above the crowd. — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 High school students permitted to use ChatGPT as a study aid soared through practice questions, but performed worse on tests than peers without AI once the tool was taken away. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Noun

After a while, growth just soars, exceeding our imaginations. — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 And as consumer demand soars, drugmakers are looking toward the future, prepping the next generation of weight management treatments. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for soar

Recent Examples of Synonyms for soar

Verb

Profits returned to growth this year, rising 3% to just over $1 trillion, after a 5% decline in 2025.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
The proportion of people older than 65 is rising rapidly, while the working-age population that supports them shrinks.

— Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of rise

Verb

Trump said on social media alongside a photo of former President Dwight Eisenhower, who was the first president to fly in a helicopter.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2026
At about midnight, the mayflies stopped flying and the fish disappeared.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of fly

Verb

The political costs will be calculated in November’s midterm congressional elections, with Republicans facing increasing headwinds from the war’s unpopularity.

— Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
For a house assessed at the county average of $270,000 last year, this year’s county tax bill would increase $58 to $2,165, according to a Miami Herald calculation based on a home that pays county taxes for municipal, fire and library services.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of increase

Noun

But every other rider in the race knows this — and will attempt to gap Van Aert over the climbs.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Even before learning if Conner has any innate dance skills like his wife, these two are facing an uphill climb for votes with no real star power on either side of the partnership to lean on.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of climb

Verb

Hanson made his fame as one of the three Hanson brothers — including Isaac and Zac — who ascended to pop stardom in the late ’90s.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026
The officer is John Hunt (Willem Dafoe), who would lead the first successful mission to ascend it.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of ascend

Verb

The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 631 points and the 2-year Treasury yield, the security most sensitive to Fed rate expectations, rocketed more than 7 basis points higher.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
News that the Houthis had captured strategic Red Sea locations helped send oil prices rocketing on Thursday.

— Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of rocket

Noun

Borgo sees the collection speaking not only to the customer who remembers the brand’s first ascent, but to one drawn to the city and the creative mythology around it.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
The segment was narrowly focused on the rescue itself, as the officer described his free fall, major injuries and his ascent up a 7,000 foot ridgeline before being spotted two days later.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026

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