rocketing
Rising extremely fast
Rocketing describes rapid, dramatic movement upward or forward—like a rocket.
Prices can be rocketing, as can someone's career or heart rate.
The word implies not just speed but trajectory: Inflation is rocketing, She rocketed to fame.
In British usage, rocketing also refers to shooting game birds as they flush suddenly from cover.
Sudden powerful increase
- spikeSharp rise or point
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- boomLoud deep sound
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
soaring · ballooning · mushrooming · snowballing · meteoric · exponential · runaway · accelerating
Set into motion
- liftoffMoment of ascent
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- skywardToward the firmament
- upwardToward a higher position
climb · rise · ascending · soaring · altitude · trajectory · vertical · climbing
Rate velocity changes
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- supersonicExceeding audio velocity
- hypersonicFaster than Mach five
- thrustForceful forward motion
momentum · propulsion · breakneck · mach · turbojet · afterburner · aerodynamics · g-force
Celebrity status achieved
- famePublic recognition, widespread
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
trajectory · catapult · propelled · launched · stratospheric · superstardom
surge
Sudden powerful increase
escalation · soaring · ballooning · mushrooming · snowballing · meteoric · exponential · runaway · accelerating · mounting
launch
Set into motion
upward · climb · rise · ascending · soaring · altitude · trajectory · vertical · climbing · lifting
acceleration
Rate velocity changes
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- supersonicExceeding audio velocity
- hypersonicFaster than Mach five
thrust · momentum · propulsion · breakneck · mach · turbojet · afterburner · aerodynamics · g-force · blazing
stardom
Celebrity status achieved
- famePublic recognition, widespread
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
prominence · trajectory · catapult · propelled · launched · stratospheric · superstardom
rocketingplummeting
Falling steeply and fast
plunging · nosediving · crashing · tumbling · freefalling
rocketingstagnating
Ceasing to develop
plateauing · hovering · stalling · stabilizing · edging