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Definitions

rocket

[rok-it] / ˈrɒk ɪt /
NOUN
projectile
Synonyms
STRONGEST
booster firework intercontinental ballistic missile missile spacecraft spaceship torpedo weapon
STRONG
ICBM
WEAK
guided missile
VERB
shoot up
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ascend climb escalate grow lift rise sail skyrocket soar take off zoom
STRONG
tower
WEAK
go through the ceiling
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decline decrease descend diminish drop go down lessen lower weaken

Example Sentences

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SpaceX’s Starship is designed to be the most powerful rocket ever built, consisting of a booster that propels a large spacecraft into space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

SpaceX delayed the next test flight of its Starship rocket until early to mid-May, after previously aiming for early March and April.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

To simplify it, it is a case of round pegs and round holes, but it is hardly rocket science anyway.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

That isn’t deterring some fund managers from making early bets on Elon Musk’s satellite, rocket and artificial intelligence giant.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Keldysh and Sergei Korolev, the chief rocket designer, voted for Valentina.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.