rocketed
Zoomed up fast
Rocketed is the past tense of rocket, meaning to move with sudden, dramatic speed—like a rocket launching.
Prices rocketed, a ball rocketed into the stands, someone rocketed to fame.
The word emphasizes rapid, often surprising acceleration: The stock rocketed after the announcement.
She rocketed from unknown to superstar in months.
Rose sharply and suddenly
- soaredFlew or rose dramatically
- shot upRose rapidly
- climbedMoved upward laboriously
- spikedSecretly added alcohol
ballooned · exploded · catapulted · accelerated · escalated · multiplied · snowballed · mushroomed
Destroyed or damned
- streakedMarked with bands
- zoomedMoved fast or magnified
- hurtledMoved violently fast
- torePulled apart forcefully
barreled · blazed · whizzed · zipped · careened · bolted · sped · flew
Swiftly spectacular yet brief
- stardomCelebrity status achieved
- famePublic recognition, widespread
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- overnight sensationRapid rise to fame
catapulted · propelled · launched · trajectory · ascent · charts · rankings · prominence
skyrocketed
Rose sharply and suddenly
spiked · ballooned · exploded · catapulted · accelerated · escalated · multiplied · snowballed · mushroomed · leaped
blasted
Destroyed or damned
tore · barreled · blazed · whizzed · zipped · careened · bolted · sped · flew · raced
meteoric
Swiftly spectacular yet brief
- stardomCelebrity status achieved
- famePublic recognition, widespread
- breakthroughSudden important advance
overnight sensation · catapulted · propelled · launched · trajectory · ascent · charts · rankings · prominence · spotlight
launch
Set into motion
booster · satellite · orbit · payload · propulsion · trajectory · astronaut · mission · NASA · spaceport
- rocket scienceSpacecraft propulsion engineering
- rocket shipPropelled vehicle for space
- booster rocketsAuxiliary engines for liftoff
- rocket scientistExpert in spacecraft propulsion
- bottle rocketSmall stick-mounted firework
- rocket fuelCombustible for spacecraft propulsion
rocket, rockets, rocketing, skyrocket, rocketry, rocketeer, rocketship