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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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Katie said her heart rate would regularly shoot up to 180bpm - far above the normal maximum - and would last for hours.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Pillars shoot up into the sky, with large platters hosting the residents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

But starting in 2024, prices of existing homes started to shoot up and the gap closed.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

When I see college students doing that at Columbia’s campus, I don’t think they’re going to shoot up a beach in Australia.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025

Only occasionally does a hunk of it shoot up at just the right speed and cool down with the necessary swiftness to become a diamond.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson