Synonyms of soar

soar 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to rise

to move or extend upward

the Eiffel Tower soaring into the skies above Paris

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rise
• climb
• ascend
• lift
• up
• arise
• mount
• thrust
• aspire
• slope
• upturn
• surge
• uprise
• tilt
• upthrust
• uprear
• lean
• tower
• elevate
• uplift
• raise
• incline
• boost
• scale
• balloon
• top
• surmount
• upheave
• take off
• zoom
• tip
• upraise
• blast off
• cant
• crest
• recline
• list
• slant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fall (off)
• drop
• descend
• decline
• plunge
• dip
• plummet
• slide
• sink
• dive
• nose-dive

2

as in to fly

to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings

bats soaring and swooping through the night air

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fly
• hover
• glide
• plane
• sail
• wing
• float
• drift
• flutter
• dart
• aviate
• waft
• flit
• coast
• hang
• sweep
• helicopter
• dive
• catapult
• rocket
• stoop
• jet
• orbit
• cruise

3

as in to increase

to rise abruptly and rapidly

gas prices soared overnight because of the shortage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increase
• skyrocket
• rocket
• surge
• peak
• shoot (up)
• swell
• balloon
• proliferate
• zoom
• intensify
• escalate
• multiply
• expand
• accumulate
• snowball
• mushroom
• mount
• enlarge
• bourgeon
• wax
• heighten
• appreciate
• build up
• burgeon
• crest

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plummet
• tumble
• plunge
• fall
• slump
• collapse
• decrease
• nose-dive
• diminish
• drop
• wane
• lessen
• contract

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• climb
• ascent
• ascension
• rising
• rise
• takeoff
• increase
• hike
• raise
• boost
• hoist
• elevation
• raising
• thrust
• upswing
• heave
• liftoff
• levitation
• upturn
• upsurge
• upheaval
• uplifting
• blastoff
• upwelling
• uptrend
• upthrust
• upraising
• upsweep

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fall
• drop
• dip
• dive
• plunge
• descent
• sinking
• decrease
• decline
• nosedive
• plummeting
• down
• plop
• downfall
• downgrade
• comedown