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

JetBlue stock soared roughly 11% in after-hours trading Monday. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 That positive feedback loop is fueling soaring demand, creating a powerful engine of economic growth. — Davis Noell, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026

Noun

As a shocking chart by the Wall Street Journal illustrates, the amount of capital spent on non-data center construction in the US has quite literally fallen off a cliff, while the capital deployed to build data centers soars into the stratosphere. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026 When the majority is slim, any single lawmaker can become a kingmaker, determining whether a party’s agenda sinks or soars. — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for soar

Recent Examples of Synonyms for soar

Verb

That comes against a backdrop of rising borrowing costs globally.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
The investment forms part of a broader plan to spend $8 billion to $9 billion through 2030 to meet rising demand for munitions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of rise

Verb

Kim Hong-Cheol, the South Korean military official, said leaving the dispute over the military demarcation line unresolved would increase the risk of accidental clashes because troops from both sides act on their own understanding of the line.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
As rain chances increase overnight, the temperature will drop to 40 degrees.

— Hali Smith October 23, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of increase

Noun

Don’t miss the 153-year-old Point Arena Lighthouse, where a climb up the 115-foot tower yields birds-eye views and the Signal Museum houses the original Fresnel lens.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
With just 10 teams in the league, and no further expansion in sight, the scarcity of these assets has helped drive their meteoric climb.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of climb

Verb

But with the arrival of the first season of 2025’s The Celebrity Traitors — undeniably one of the best pieces of reality TV Britain has seen in recent years — his star ascended even higher.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026
The eldest daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, Leonor de Borbón y Ortiz became first in line to the Spanish throne when her father ascended in 2014.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of ascend

Verb

With a police helicopter hovering overhead, police started using tear gas and a water cannon in an effort to move the protesters back.

— Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Daytime temperatures hovered in the upper 40s to low 50s this week in Halifax, with overnight lows in the 30s, according to weather reports.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of hover

Verb

The app quickly rocketed to the top of app stores and has gained more than 10 million users, according to the company.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Whether a second season shifts into the heavens to rocket off on an outer space trajectory for a follow-up season is yet to be seen.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of rocket

Noun

Dinner is more convivial; patients plan trips to nearby towns or ascents of local hills together.

— D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
If Tampa Bay doesn’t have Baker Mayfield this could be an easier win, but Mayfield or not, the Panthers should continue their recent momentum as Bryce Young continues his ascent to the upper tier of NFL QBs this season.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of ascent

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