Definition for Rocket:

• An artificial firework consisting of a cylindrical case of paper or metal filled with a composition of combustible ingredients, as niter, charcoal, and sulphur, and fastened to a guiding stick. The rocket is projected through the air by the force arising from the expansion of the gases liberated by combustion of the composition. Rockets are used as projectiles for various purposes, for signals, and also for pyrotechnic display.

Synonyms for Rocket:

• n.

  •
  • hasten,
  • haste,
  • bucket,
  • sail,
  • whirl,
  • dash,
  • run,
  • shoot,
  • hustle,
  • escalate,
  • nip,
  • tear,
  • sprint,
  • pelt,
  • zip,
  • fleet,
  • flash,
  • wing,
  • race,
  • whiz,
  • bolt,
  • fly,
  • trot,
  • scour,
  • speed,
  • rip,
  • barrel.
  •
  • increase,
  • sky,
  • shoot up.
  •
  • blast off,
  • capsule,
  • booster.
  •UFO (noun)
  • spaceship.
  •ammunition (noun)
  • ball,
  • grenade,
  • shot,
  • armament,
  • shell.
  •beacon (noun)
  • flare,
  • sign,
  • bonfire,
  • alarm.
  •bomb (noun)
  • bombshell.
  •bullet (noun)
  • slug.
  •missile (noun)
  • arrow.
  •projectile (noun)
  • barrage rocket.
  •rocket (noun)
  • garden rocket,
  • arugula,
  • roquette,
  • intercontinental ballistic missile,
  • weapon,
  • rocket salad.
  •subsidiary (noun)
  • satellite.
  •weapon (noun)
  • boomerang,
  • mortar,
  • bayonet,
  • dagger,
  • piece,
  • spear,
  • cutlass,
  • blowpipe,
  • colt,
  • claymore,
  • winchester,
  • shotgun,
  • bomber,
  • revolver,
  • battery,
  • bazooka,
  • flamethrower,
  • carbine,
  • peashooter,
  • ax,
  • knife,
  • scimitar,
  • musket,
  • trigger,
  • sword,
  • gun,
  • saber,
  • machete,
  • heater,
  • cannon,
  • blunderbuss,
  • shooter,
  • muzzle,
  • lance,
  • howitzer,
  • bow and arrow,
  • blowgun,
  • luger,
  • rifle,
  • repeater,
  • firearm,
  • club,
  • stiletto,
  • pistol,
  • artillery,
  • Bilbo,
  • mace,
  • machine gun,
  • Remington,
  • weaponry,
  • browning,
  • rapier,
  • sidewinder,
  • handgun,
  • ordnance,
  • javelin,
  • broadsword.

• v.

  •leap (verb)
  • vault,
  • mount.
  •rise (verb)
  • Upspring,
  • surface.
  •rocket (verb)
  • grow,
  • tower,
  • go through the ceiling,
  • climb,
  • take off.

Paraphrases for Rocket:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    rockets, missile.
  • Proper noun, singular
    missile, missiles.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    missile, missiles.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    propellant, flare.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    rocket-propelled.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    projectile, launcher, firing, launch, illumination, fire.

Antonyms for Rocket:

• v.

  • shoot up
    diminish, drop, lower, decline, descend, lessen, decrease, weaken, go down.
  • Other antonyms:
    fall, drop, contract, plummet, stroll, creep, plod, poke, hang, decelerate, lag, slow, shuffle, lessen, wane, diminish, decrease, tumble, lumber, tarry, collapse, drag, slump, plunge, saunter, nose dive, amble.

Homophones for Rocket:

• recede, recast, roughcast, razed, right away, roget, rejected, rogue state, regatta, roasted, Resht, rigout, Rico Act, russet, rushdie, residue, rickety, rosidae, roquette, recode, raised, rest day, rosita, rigid, rag day, requite, reset, rigidity, rusted, recessed, reseed, rose-cheeked, resect, richweed, resid, rosewood, roast, rosette, rackety, resuscitated, rouged, rest, right, rheostat, rasta, ricochet, rusty, requisite, rhizoid, rachet, rockweed, racist, rough-cut, reseda, ragout, resist, rig out, resuscitate, reshoot, rested, restate, rough cut, rock-steady, recto, requested, requiescat, react, rough out, ragged, rye ergot, rugged, recite, roughshod, res gestae, rau-sed, restitute, ricotta, rescued, rushed, reseat, rush out, right-eyed, reach out, risotto, roost, rectitude, racquet, request, racket, Rasht, rare-roasted, ragweed, reject, rosy-cheeked, roseate, rigged, rust, rossetti, reside, regicide, rajidae.

Hypernym for Rocket:

• n.

  • artifact
    multistage rocket, missile, test rocket, research rocket, step rocket, test instrument vehicle.

Hyponym for Rocket:

• n.

  • artifact
    vehicle.

• v.

  • contact
    propel, impel.
  • motion
    go up, uprise, lift, rise, move up, come up, arise.

Meronym for Rocket:

• n.

  • artifact
    rocket engine, rocket.