SKYWARD Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

skyward

adverb

Definition of skyward

as in upward

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Recent Examples of skyward At least 15 Tigers groundskeepers joined a seventh-inning squirrel chase that spilled into right field, where the critter ran into Leody Taveras’ glove and was accidentally flung skyward. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026 Starting with a larger supply of radioactive elements, which decay and release heat into the surrounding rock, helped keep the mantle molten and the volcanic gases churning skyward. — Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 21 July 2026 The heron dropped it to jab at it, presumably to kill it for good, then lifted her head up so her bill was pointing skyward, and down the hatch went the whole gopher. — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 20 July 2026 Aside from those outlier seasons, escrow money mostly reverted back to owner, and the COVID-19 pandemic forced the league to send the withholding percentages skyward. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for skyward

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upward

Adverb

Moving upward, however, is Virginia's Tony Elliott, who started his fourth season in Charlottesville in Tier 8 but led the Cavaliers to the ACC Championship Game.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
French 30-year government bond yields also ticked upward to a post-2008 high.

— Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

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skyscrapers

skyward

slab

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