Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun skyrocket
2 senses of skyrocket
Sense 1
rocket, skyrocket -- (propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon)
=> visual signal -- (a signal that involves visual communication)
Sense 2
skyrocket, rocket -- (sends a firework display high into the sky)
=> firework, pyrotechnic -- ((usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb skyrocket
1 sense of skyrocket
Sense 1
rocket, skyrocket -- (shoot up abruptly, like a rocket; "prices skyrocketed")
=> rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise -- (move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows")