| Main Entry: | skyrocket |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | soar |
Synonyms: |
arise, ascend, catapult, escalate, go through the ceiling, go through the roof, lift, rise, rocket, shoot, shoot up, take off, tower, vault up, zoom |
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move something forward, often quickly |
Synonyms: |
accelerate, achieve, bring forward, come forward, conquer, continue ahead, continue on, dispatch, drive, elevate, forge ahead, gain ground, get ahead, get green light, get there, get with it, go ahead, go forth, go forward, go great guns, go places, go to town, hasten, launch, make headway, make the scene, march, move on, move onward, move up, press on, proceed, progress, promote, propel, push ahead, push on, quicken, send forward, skyrocket, speed, step forward, storm |
| Notes: | advance means 'steady progress' and stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end, while advancement suggests progression that is bigger, more, or beyond normal |
Antonyms: |
back down, halt, hesitate, recede, retreat, retrogress, stop, turn, withdraw, yield |
| Main Entry: | improve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or become better |
Synonyms: |
advance, ameliorate, amend, augment, better, boost, civilize, come around, convalesce, correct, cultivate, develop, doctor up, edit, elevate, emend, enhance, gain ground, help, increase, lift, look up, make strides, meliorate, mend, perk up, pick up*, polish, progress, promote, purify, raise, rally, recover, rectify, recuperate, refine, reform, revamp, revise, rise, set right, shape up, sharpen, skyrocket, straighten out, take off, touch up, turn the corner, update, upgrade |
Antonyms: |
damage, decline, decrease, diminish, harm, hurt, injure, weaken, worsen |
| Main Entry: | rocket |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shoot up |
Synonyms: |
ascend, climb, escalate, go through the ceiling, grow, lift, rise, sail, skyrocket, soar, take off, tower, zoom |
| Main Entry: | soar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | climb, fly |
Synonyms: |
arise, ascend, aspire, escalate, glide, lift, mount, rise, rocket, sail, shoot, shoot up, skyrocket, top, tower, up, uprear, wing |
Antonyms: |
land |
| Main Entry: | zoom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move very quickly |
Synonyms: |
buzz, dart, dash, dive, flash, fly, hum, hurtle, outstrip, rip, rocket, rush, shoot, shoot up, skyrocket, speed, streak, surge, tear, whirl, whiz, zip |
Antonyms: |
decelerate, slow |
| Main Entry: | rising |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | climbing |
Synonyms: |
advancing, ascending, emerging, going up, growing, increasing, mounting, skyrocketing, soaring, spiraling, surging, upsurging |