ROCKETING Synonyms: 187 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in rapid

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rocketing

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verb

present participle of rocket

as in speeding

to proceed or move quickly the startled cat rocketed out of the room

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as in soaring

to rise abruptly and rapidly the child actor rocketed to stardom at the age of eight

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Recent Examples of rocketing

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If two typical galaxies met in a head-on collision, the dark matter would experience very little friction, or drag, and would keep on rocketing by. — Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 High water flows from rain or glacier melt can undercut the moraines, triggering landslides and creating debris flows that go rocketing down the mountains. — Andrew Fountain, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 Hungarians flocked to the shores and uplands around Lake Balaton — central Europe's largest freshwater lake — sending prices rocketing. — Lucy Handley, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 The affordability amendments are geared to protect homeowners from sky-rocketing property taxes. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026 Wilson took the kick, rocketing her shot to Morché’s left to give Portland a 2-0 lead in the 28th minute. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 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 Link went into an uncontrollable spin soon after rocketing to Swift’s rescue in July. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Surveillance footage obtained by The News shows the explosion erupting on the building’s second floor, sending glass and other debris rocketing across the street. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocketing

Adjective

This is the experience of some students in the state and it is being further complicated by the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence, rising college costs and limited exposure to jobs before graduation.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Their operational training regularly includes rapid rope insertions from heights of 100 feet or more.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of rapid

Verb

The pitch clock has been unambiguously good, speeding up game times while increasing the action on the field.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Bad actors are also speeding up their output, often creating counterfeit goods within days or weeks of a product’s launch.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of speeding

Verb

Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, for example, sent oil prices soaring, delivering a windfall to Russia and prompting Washington to temporarily ease restrictions on Russian oil exports.

— Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
Fears of that conflict and others sent energy prices soaring even higher.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of soaring

Adjective

The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Affordable and efficacious, this serum played a key role in fueling The Ordinary’s meteoric rise through the ranks of skin care.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Tuna experienced a meteoric rise in popularity during World War I and World War II.

— Torben Rick, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of meteoric

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Almost all of the birds on Palmyra Atoll rely on the ocean, flying out to sea daily to feed on fish or squid, bringing some back for their young.

— Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
Six Flags Great Adventure via Facebook While riding Nitro, riders can see the Philadelphia skyline for a glimpse before flying down a 215-foot drop.

— Nikki DeMentri, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

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The revival of physical media and the skyrocketing value of elaborate consumer experiences is very real and emerging as an antidote to fears that AI is changing everything.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Billionaire Mark Cuban says skyrocketing health care costs, not AI, are the biggest threat to jobs.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of skyrocketing

Verb

But she, and New York Times journalists observing the raid, were soon distracted by a group of cockroaches scurrying past an oil canister.

— Zishaan a Latif, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
There are cities where rats are glimpsed at night, furtively scurrying into a dark corner or among the train tracks.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of scurrying

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