Find the word that fits

Rocket: alternatives and connections

Begin with the reviewed alternatives, then explore broader connections without treating every related word as an automatic substitute.

Try an example: important law show help change happy
26,102 words currently have published synonym-style alternatives
90,593 searchable synonym connections
350,924 published thesaurus relationships of every type
Start with the meaning

Rocket

A cruciferous plant (Eruca sativa) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad.

61 useful connections shown 19 reviewed relationships and 42 broader connections.
Best place to begin

Reviewed alternatives and contrasts

These links were deliberately created. Use the interchangeability score and guidance to judge whether a word will work in your sentence.

Broader term 10

Arise 76% connected

To come up from a lower to a higher position; to come above the horizon; to come up from one's bed or place of repose; to mount; to ascend; to rise;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Firework 76% connected

A device for producing a striking display of light, or a figure or figures in plain or colored fire, by the combustion of materials that burn in some…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Herb 76% connected

A plant whose stem does not become woody and permanent, but dies, at least down to the ground, after flowering.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Impel 76% connected

To drive or urge forward or on; to press on; to incite to action or motion in any way.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Lift 76% connected

The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Propel 76% connected

To drive forward; to urge or press onward by force; to move, or cause to move; as, the wind or steam propels ships; balls are propelled by gunpowder.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Pyrotechnic 76% connected

Alt. of Pyrotechnical

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Rise 76% connected

To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other volun…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Uprise 76% connected

To rise; to get up; to appear from below the horizon.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Vehicle 76% connected

That in or on which any person or thing is, or may be, carried, as a coach, carriage, wagon, cart, car, sleigh, bicycle, etc.; a means of conveyance;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Narrower term 2

Missile 76% connected

Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling or to be projected from the hand, or from any instrument or rngine, so as to strike an object at a dista…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Thruster 76% connected

One who thrusts or stabs.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Derivationally related 4

Projectile 74% connected

Projecting or impelling forward; as, a projectile force.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Projectile 74% connected

Projecting or impelling forward; as, a projectile force.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Skyrocket 74% connected

A rocket that ascends high and burns as it flies; a species of fireworks.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Skyrocket 74% connected

A rocket that ascends high and burns as it flies; a species of fireworks.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Containing whole 1

Projectile 70% connected

Projecting or impelling forward; as, a projectile force.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a containing group, substance or whole.

Synonym 2

Projectile 92% connected

Projecting or impelling forward; as, a projectile force.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Skyrocket 92% connected

A rocket that ascends high and burns as it flies; a species of fireworks.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Explore further

Words from the same subject

These terms belong to the same specialist field or topic. They help you explore the subject, but they are not automatically synonyms.

Explore further

Words connected by meaning

Their definitions overlap or refer to similar ideas. Use these to widen your search, then compare the exact meanings.