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  • a very rapid and steep increase, often used for prices, numbers, or levels.
    skyrocket
  • to gradually become slower or fewer
    dwindle
  • implies an increase esp. in intensity, seriousness, or severity
    escalate
  • to go faster or increase more quickly than sth else; to surpass in speed or growth
    outpace
  • describes rapid and often widespread growth or increase, sometimes unexpectedly
    mushroom
  • to fall down suddenly and clumsily
    tumble
  • to catch up with and pass, often used in physical movement or competition contexts, can also mean surpassing in success or degree
    overtake
  • to fall or drop quickly and suddenly
    plunge
  • to fall straight down rapidly and steeply
    plummet
  • means to exceed or surpass, usually in quantity, degree, or performance.
    outstrip
  • to increase or grow gradually, often with a building intensity
    mount