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soar

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of SOAR

the act or an instance of rising or climbing up <the soar of the space shuttle never fails to inspire>

Synonyms ascension, climb, rise, rising, soar

Related Words boost, hike, increase, raise; blastoff, elevation, hoist, levitation, liftoff, raising, takeoff; heave, thrust, upheaval, uplifting, upraising, upsurge, upsweep, upswing, upthrust, uptrend, upturn, upwelling

Near Antonyms plop, plummeting, sinking; decline, decrease, down; comedown, downfall, downgrade

Antonyms descent, dip, dive, drop, fall, nosedive, plunge

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