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soar

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of soar

the act or an instance of rising or climbing up
  • The soar of the space shuttle never failed to inspire.
Synonyms of soar

ascension, ascent, climb, rise, rising
Words Related to soar

boost, hike, increase, raise

blastoff, elevation, hoist, levitation, liftoff, raising, takeoff

heave, thrust, upheaval, uplifting, upraising, upsurge, upsweep, upswing, upthrust, uptrend, upturn, upwelling
Near Antonyms of soar

plop, plummeting, sinking

decline, decrease, down

comedown, downfall, downgrade
Antonyms of soar

descent, dip, dive, drop, fall, nosedive, plunge

soar

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of soar

1 to move or extend upward
  • the Eiffel Tower soaring into the skies above Paris
Synonyms of soar

arise, ascend, aspire, climb, lift, mount, rise, thrust, up, uprise, upthrust, upturn
Words Related to soar

surge, tower

boost, elevate, raise, upheave, uplift, upraise

balloon, blast off, take off, zoom

crest, scale, surmount, top

cant, incline, lean, list, recline, slant, slope, tilt, tip
Near Antonyms of soar

dive, nose-dive, plummet, sink, slide
Antonyms of soar

decline, descend, dip, drop, fall (off), plunge
2 to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings
  • bats soaring and swooping through the night air
Synonyms of soar

fly, glide, plane, wing
Words Related to soar

drift, float, hang, hover, waft

coast, cruise, sail, sweep

dart, flit, flutter

catapult, helicopter, jet, orbit, rocket

dive, stoop
3 to rise abruptly and rapidly
  • Gas prices soared overnight because of the shortage.
Synonyms of soar

rocket, shoot (up), skyrocket, zoom
Words Related to soar

accumulate, appreciate, balloon, build up, burgeon (also bourgeon), enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, mount, multiply, mushroom, proliferate, snowball, swell, wax

crest, peak, surge

heighten, intensify
Near Antonyms of soar

collapse, fall

contract, decrease, diminish, drop, lessen, wane
Antonyms of soar

nose-dive, plummet, plunge, slump, tumble

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