Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun soaring

1 sense of soaring

Sense 1
glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring, sailing -- (the activity of flying a glider)
       => flight, flying -- (an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb soar

5 senses of soar

Sense 1
soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom -- (rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen")
       => 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")

Sense 2
hang glide, soar -- (fly by means of a hang glider)
       => fly, aviate, pilot -- (operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba")

Sense 3
soar -- (fly upwards or high in the sky)
       => fly, wing -- (travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly")

Sense 4
soar -- (go or move upward; "The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced")
       => rise, go up, climb -- (increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year")

Sense 5
sailplane, soar -- (fly a plane without an engine)
       => glide -- (fly in or as if in a glider plane)

Antonyms of adj soaring

2 senses of soaring

Sense 1
soaring -- (ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual; "soaring prices")

INDIRECT (VIA high) -> low -- (less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoir is low")

Sense 2
eminent, lofty, soaring, towering -- (of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs")

INDIRECT (VIA high) -> low -- (literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow")

Similarity of adj soaring

2 senses of soaring

Sense 1
soaring -- (ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual; "soaring prices")
       => high (vs. low) -- (greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself")

Sense 2
eminent, lofty, soaring, towering -- (of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs")
       => high (vs. low) -- ((literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high")

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