soar
Glide up high
Soar means to fly high, especially with little effort—gliding on currents rather than flapping: Eagles soared above the canyon.
The word extends to anything that rises dramatically: soaring temperatures, soaring prices, soaring spirits.
A soaring melody lifts upward.
To say spirits or hopes soar emphasizes the effortless feeling of elation.
Move with effortless continuity
- wingLimb enabling flight
- airborneTraveling through air
- thermalsWarm air columns
- driftGradual movement, no direction
float · sky · clouds · updraft · altitude · aerial · swoop · hover
Sudden powerful increase
- skyrocketRise sharply and suddenly
- spikeSharp rise or point
- climbAscend using effort
- riseMove to higher position
escalate · shoot up · jump · rocket · boom · balloon · swell · mount
Intense joyful excitement
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- joyIntense positive emotion
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
ecstasy · bliss · rapture · delight · uplift · spirit · heart · freedom
Involuntary sleep visions
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- goalsIntended end results
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
reach · heights · success · strive · transcend · overcome · limitless · boundless
Unpowered flying craft
- sailplaneEngineless soaring aircraft
- hang gliderPiloted fabric wing
- paragliderFoot-launched aircraft with fabric wing
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
cockpit · thermals · updraft · altitude · aerobatics · aviation · flight · aircraft
glide
Move with effortless continuity
drift · float · sky · clouds · updraft · altitude · aerial · swoop · hover · climb
surge
Sudden powerful increase
rise · escalate · shoot up · jump · rocket · boom · balloon · swell · mount · leap
exhilaration
Intense joyful excitement
thrill · ecstasy · bliss · rapture · delight · uplift · spirit · heart · freedom · liberation
dreams
Involuntary sleep visions
achievement · reach · heights · success · strive · transcend · overcome · limitless · boundless · pinnacle
glider
Unpowered flying craft
- sailplaneEngineless soaring aircraft
- hang gliderPiloted fabric wing
- paragliderFoot-launched aircraft with fabric wing
pilot · cockpit · thermals · updraft · altitude · aerobatics · aviation · flight · aircraft · ultralight
eagle
Large predatory bird
condor · vulture · raptor · kite · osprey · seabird · gliding · circling · hunting · prey
- soaring eagleLarge bird climbing skyward
- soaring flightUnpowered upward movement through air