Synonyms

soar

American

[sawr, sohr] / sɔr, soʊr /

verb (used without object)

to fly upward, as a bird.
to fly at a great height, without visible movements of the pinions, as a bird.
to glide along at a height, as an airplane.
to rise or ascend to a height, as a mountain.

Synonyms:

mount, tower
to rise or aspire to a higher or more exalted level.

His hopes soared.

noun

an act or instance of soaring.
the height attained in soaring.

soar British

/ sɔː /

verb

to rise or fly upwards into the air
(of a bird, aircraft, etc) to glide while maintaining altitude by the use of ascending air currents
to rise or increase in volume, size, etc

soaring prices

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noun

the act of soaring
the altitude attained by soaring

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Related Words

See fly ².

Other Word Forms

soarer noun
soaring noun
soaringly adverb

Etymology

Origin of soar

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English soren, from Middle French essorer, from unattested Vulgar Latin exaurāre, equivalent to Latin ex- ex- ¹ + aur(a) “air” + -āre infinitive suffix

Example Sentences

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But rumors of a Mayweather-Pacquiao rematch have circulated for years, and speculation soared following Mayweather's announcement last week that he would return to the professional arena this year.

From Barron's

Rumors of a Mayweather-Pacquiao rematch have circulated for years, and speculation soared following Mayweather's announcement last week that he would return to the professional arena this year.

From Barron's

The market has started to become nervous over soaring hyperscaler capital expenditures.

From MarketWatch

After fund launches soared to a record last year, some industry veterans said they could hardly recognize the ETF market.

From The Wall Street Journal

By comparison, over the course of 2025, the effective tariff rate soared over 10 percentage points, to levels not seen for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal

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