Definitions

shoot up

[shoot-uhp] / ˈʃutˌʌp /

VERB

elevate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

heighten raise uplift

STRONG

erect hoist levitate poise pump pyramid ramp rear tilt uphold upraise

WEAK

fetch up hike up jack up put up stilt take up

Antonyms

STRONG

drop fall

WEAK

condemn decrease demote denounce deprecate depress disdain disgrace distress lessen lower push down shame spurn trouble upset

VERB

maturate

Synonyms

STRONG

advance age arrive bloom blossom culminate develop evolve flower grow mellow mushroom perfect prime progress ripen round season

WEAK

attain majority become experienced become wise come of age fill out grow up reach adulthood reach majority settle down

Antonyms

STRONG

decline decrease deteriorate die fade halt lessen retreat retrogress shrink shrivel stop wither

VERB

mature

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bloom blossom develop evolve grow grow up mellow mushroom ripen

STRONG

advance age arrive culminate flower maturate perfect prime progress round season

WEAK

attain majority become experienced become wise come of age fill out reach adulthood reach majority settle down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease halt lessen shrink shrivel stop wither

STRONG

retreat retrogress

VERB

mushroom

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boom burgeon expand explode flourish proliferate

STRONG

augment burst detonate grow increase luxuriate spread

WEAK

blow up go off grow rapidly spring up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail shrink

STRONG

decrease diminish

WEAK

shrivel

VERB

raise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boost collect enhance get heighten jump obtain promote reinforce strengthen

STRONG

advance aggravate amplify assemble congregate congress dignify enlarge escalate exaggerate exalt forgather form gather goose hike honor inflate intensify levy magnify mass mobilize mushroom muster pyramid rally recruit rendezvous snowball up

WEAK

build up fetch up goose up hike up jack up jump up look up perk up pick up put up run up send through the roof

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease discourage undermine weaken

STRONG

abridge compress condense contract curtail denounce diminish disgrace divide humiliate lessen lower play down reduce shrink

WEAK

repress suppress

VERB

skyrocket

Synonyms

STRONGEST

catapult escalate rise rocket zoom

STRONG

arise ascend lift shoot tower

WEAK

go through the ceiling go through the roof take off vault up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease lessen lower

STRONG

descend

VERB

soar

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ascend escalate lift mount rise rocket sail shoot skyrocket top

STRONG

arise aspire glide tower up wing

WEAK

uprear

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline decrease descend drop fall lessen lower slump weaken

WEAK

land

VERB

spring

Synonyms

STRONG

appear arise arrive begin birth burgeon come commence derive descend develop emanate flow grow hatch head issue loom mushroom proceed rise start stem

WEAK

be derived be descended come into being come into existence come out upspring

Antonyms

STRONG

cease complete conclude decline decrease depart die disappear end finish leave lessen recede shrink

VERB

sprout

Synonyms

STRONGEST

burgeon germinate grow

STRONG

bud push shoot spring vegetate

WEAK

take root

Antonyms

STRONGEST

halt stop

STRONG

die

WEAK

shrink shrivel

VERB

stretch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cover develop draw expand fill go grow lengthen open pull reach run span spread strain swell unfold widen

STRONG

amplify bridge crane distend inflate magnify make overlap pad prolong protract pyramid rack range recline repose tauten tighten unroll

WEAK

branch out burst forth drag out draw out lie out make taut make tense prolongate pull out spin out spread out spring up string out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abbreviate block cease close compress conceal concentrate contract decrease end exclude halt lessen narrow shorten shrink stop

STRONG

curtail deflate

VERB

thrive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bloom blossom boom develop flourish grow mushroom prosper shine succeed

STRONG

advance arrive batten burgeon increase progress radiate rise score wax

WEAK

bear fruit get ahead get fat get on get places get there grow rich make a go turn out well

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease decrease fail halt lessen lose shrink shrivel stop stunt wither

STRONG

decline recede retreat retrogress

WEAK

languish

VERB

upraise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elevate

STRONG

boost cock erect heave heighten hoist levitate lift poise pump pyramid raise ramp rear tilt uphold uplift

WEAK

fetch up hike up jack up pick up put up stilt take up uprear

Antonyms

STRONG

abandon decrease depress destroy drop fall lower neglect raze weaken

VERB

uprear

Synonyms

WEAK

boost erect fetch up heave heighten hike up hoist jack up levitate lift pick up poise pump put up pyramid raise ramp rear stilt take up tilt uphold uplift upraise

Example Sentences

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If gas-turbine costs shoot up, that helps make the economic case on AI satellites.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

When gas prices shoot up, people can find ways to ease the sting a bit, Yaros noted.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Sweden's Ludvig Aberg is also out on the course and he had three birdies and an eagle in his opening four holes to shoot up the leaderboard.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Expenses that shoot up due to rising prices or increased personal usage “can be a real hit to savings,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

Three hands shoot up, but then they all start talking at once.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

shoot up

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