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Synonyms for rocket

8 synonyms
1 antonym
1 meaning

noun

Most common

arugula roquette missile bucket laser beam projectile

All synonyms

Noun

1. Arugula — A leaf vegetable of species Eruca sativa or Eruca vesicaria

arugula, roquette, eruca rare

Other

missile, projectile, laser beam, book, bucket

Antonyms

All antonyms of rocket →

Definitions

n. 1
A leaf vegetable of species Eruca sativa or Eruca vesicaria.

Related words

Word family: rocketeer rocketman
Phrases: rocket belt rocket science rocket scientist rocket salad rocket surgeon rocket surgery dyer's rocket rocket engine

Forms

Plural: rockets → arugulas, roquettes, erucae, missiles…

Example sentences

arugula The arugula that the cow did not want delighted the ox.
missile Algeria needs to build up its missile capabilities.
bucket I have to peel a whole bucket of apples for a jam.
projectile Tom was projectile vomiting all over the kitchen.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
rocket		falling
arugula		rising
roquette		steady
missile		falling
bucket		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: book¹
5 letters: eruca
6 letters: bucket²
7 letters: missile², arugula⁴
8 letters: roquette
10 letters: projectile³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bucket² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: fusée
Italiano: razzo
Español: cohete
Deutsch: Rakete