ROCKETING Synonyms: 187 Similar and Opposite Words

rocketing 1 of 2

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

Seen through this lens, rising demand for in-person connection amid the rapid expansion of technology is not a contradiction.

— Davis Noell, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
The project signals continued demand for rapid-deployment energy infrastructure.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of rapid

Verb

The company said the new money will go toward hiring engineers and salespeople as well as speeding up product development.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
The interaction stems from a traffic stop last November that resulted in Kirkpatrick being charged with five traffic citations, including reckless endangerment, speeding and eluding police, according to a report from The Tuscaloosa Thread.

— Justin Williams, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of speeding

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Compton and Clark weave a folksy Celtic score, packed with thigh-slapping drinking songs, ethereal ballads and soaring earworms.

— Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Feldstein Soto was bogged down by scandal and soaring civil liability costs for the city.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of soaring

Adjective

She’s entirely surpassed our history, a mere blip on the timeline of her meteoric rise.

— Sofia Franklyn, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
Under the vision of CEO Tony Khan, All Elite Wrestling was launched on January 1, 2019, and has since had a meteoric rise as the first true mainstream wrestling alternative in more than two decades.

— James Varsallone, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of meteoric

Verb

Reporting from Tel Aviv Shlomit Ofir is one of the many Israelis flying in from abroad to cast their votes in today’s election.

— Yarden Segev, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
The Air Force puts the missile’s range at approximately 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers), allowing aircraft to launch it from a considerable distance rather than flying directly over hostile territory.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of flying

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Amid skyrocketing measles cases, historic death counts, and dropping vaccination rates, public health messaging on the virus often emphasizes its potential harms.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
The focus on the dark fleet is designed to address the skyrocketing cost of shipping.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of skyrocketing

Verb

Hundreds of workers will be scurrying around the downtown arena each day, ensuring the marathon run of events unfolds smoothly.

— Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026
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

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