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Suddenly vs Skyrocket - What's the difference?

suddenly | skyrocket |

As an adverb suddenly

is happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.

As a noun skyrocket is

a type of firework that uses a solid rocket engine to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc.

As a verb skyrocket is

to increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.

suddenly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.
  • Suddenly , the heavens opened and we all got drenched.
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  • Synonyms

    * all of a sudden * without warning

    Antonyms

    * unsuddenly

    Statistics

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    skyrocket

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia skyrocket)
  • A type of firework that uses a solid rocket engine to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc.
  • (by extension) A rebuke, a scolding.
  • (rhyming slang) Pocket.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.
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  • , author=David S. Senchina , title=Athletics and Herbal Supplements , volume=101, issue=2, page=134 , magazine= citation , passage=Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.}}
    The shortage caused prices to skyrocket .

    Antonyms

    * plummet