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skyrocket

verb · noun

Simple meaning

To rise or increase suddenly and extremely.

Pronunciation

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skyrahkuht

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈskaɪɹɑkət

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

verb

  1. intransitive

    To rise or increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.

  2. transitive

    To cause to increase suddenly and extremely.

noun

  1. Sends a firework display high into the sky

  2. A type of firework that uses a solid rocket engine to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc.

  3. by extension

    A rebuke, a scolding.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C2 · Proficient (estimated)
Frequency
Rare

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: To rise or increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.

Used this way, skyrocket is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It comes across as direct, sometimes bluntly so.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Moderate
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Sudden and forceful
Usage feel
Blunt and forceful

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Synonyms

Sense: sends a firework display high into the sky

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